What color is #C3ACAF?

#C3ACAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3ACAF?

The RGB value is 195, 172, 175: 195 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3ACAF?

The complementary color is #ACC3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3ACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3ACAF color

#C3ACAF rgb(195, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3ACAF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (195, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#C3ACAF color codes

HEX	`#C3ACAF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.36, 8.8, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.36, 8.93, 9.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.995, 44.203, 46.711)`
Decimal	`12823727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3ACAF, 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 #C3ACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3ACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #C3ACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3acaf; }
.text { color: #c3acaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3acaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3acaf, #c3b4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C3ACAF?: #C3ACAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3ACAF?: The RGB value is 195, 172, 175: 195 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3ACAF?: The complementary color is #ACC3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3ACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.