What color is #C3A2AB?

#C3A2AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A2AB?

The RGB value is 195, 162, 171: 195 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A2AB?

The complementary color is #A2C3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A2AB color

#C3A2AB rgb(195, 162, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C3A2AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 63.5% green and 67.1% blue (195, 162, 171).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 22% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#C3A2AB color codes

HEX	`#C3A2AB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 162, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 63.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 22%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, 13.59, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 13.59, 359.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.776, 40.384, 44.062)`
Decimal	`12821163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A2AB, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C3A2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C3A2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a2ab; }
.text { color: #c3a2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 162 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a2ab, #c3aaa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3A2AB?: #C3A2AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A2AB?: The RGB value is 195, 162, 171: 195 red, 162 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A2AB?: The complementary color is #A2C3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.