What color is #C3ADA3?

#C3ADA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3ADA3?

The RGB value is 195, 173, 163: 195 red, 173 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3ADA3?

The complementary color is #A3B9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3ADA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3ADA3 color

#C3ADA3 rgb(195, 173, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3ADA3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 67.8% green and 63.9% blue (195, 173, 163).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#C3ADA3 color codes

HEX	`#C3ADA3`
RGB	`rgb(195, 173, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 67.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.32, 6.28, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.32, 10.2, 51.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.06, 44.135, 40.841)`
Decimal	`12823971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3ADA3, 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 #C3ADA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3ADA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #C3ADA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ada3; }
.text { color: #c3ada3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ada3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 173 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ada3, #c3bda3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3ADA3?: #C3ADA3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3ADA3?: The RGB value is 195, 173, 163: 195 red, 173 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3ADA3?: The complementary color is #A3B9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3ADA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.