What color is #C3ABBB?

#C3ABBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3ABBB?

The RGB value is 195, 171, 187: 195 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3ABBB?

The complementary color is #ABC3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3ABBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3ABBB color

#C3ABBB rgb(195, 171, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3ABBB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 67.1% green and 73.3% blue (195, 171, 187).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#C3ABBB color codes

HEX	`#C3ABBB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 171, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 67.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, 11.46, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 12.5, 336.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.037, 44.317, 53.133)`
Decimal	`12823483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3ABBB, 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 #C3ABBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3ABBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #C3ABBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3abbb; }
.text { color: #c3abbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3abbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 171 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3abbb, #c3abaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3ABBB?: #C3ABBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3ABBB?: The RGB value is 195, 171, 187: 195 red, 171 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3ABBB?: The complementary color is #ABC3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3ABBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.