What color is #C3ACA5?

#C3ACA5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3ACA5?

The RGB value is 195, 172, 165: 195 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3ACA5?

The complementary color is #A5BCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3ACA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3ACA5 color

#C3ACA5 rgb(195, 172, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3ACA5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 67.5% green and 64.7% blue (195, 172, 165).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 20% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#C3ACA5 color codes

HEX	`#C3ACA5`
RGB	`rgb(195, 172, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 67.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 20%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, 7.14, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 9.76, 42.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.049, 43.825, 41.729)`
Decimal	`12823717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3ACA5, 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 #C3ACA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3ACA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #C3ACA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3aca5; }
.text { color: #c3aca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3aca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 172 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3aca5, #c3bba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #C3ACA5?: #C3ACA5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3ACA5?: The RGB value is 195, 172, 165: 195 red, 172 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3ACA5?: The complementary color is #A5BCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3ACA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.