What color is #C3AFA5?

#C3AFA5 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 #C3AFA5?

The RGB value is 195, 175, 165: 195 red, 175 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3AFA5?

The complementary color is #A5B9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3AFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3AFA5 color

#C3AFA5 rgb(195, 175, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3AFA5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 68.6% green and 64.7% blue (195, 175, 165).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 20% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#C3AFA5 color codes

HEX	`#C3AFA5`
RGB	`rgb(195, 175, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 68.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 20%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, 5.52, 7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 9.51, 54.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.627, 44.98, 41.921)`
Decimal	`12824485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3AFA5, 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 #C3AFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3AFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #C3AFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3afa5; }
.text { color: #c3afa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3afa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 175 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3afa5, #c3bea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3AFA5?: #C3AFA5 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 #C3AFA5?: The RGB value is 195, 175, 165: 195 red, 175 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3AFA5?: The complementary color is #A5B9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3AFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.