What color is #C3AFBA?

#C3AFBA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3AFBA?

The RGB value is 195, 175, 186: 195 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3AFBA?

The complementary color is #AFC3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3AFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3AFBA color

#C3AFBA rgb(195, 175, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3AFBA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 68.6% green and 72.9% blue (195, 175, 186).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#C3AFBA color codes

HEX	`#C3AFBA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 175, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 68.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.42, 9.1, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.42, 9.58, 341.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.698, 45.808, 52.827)`
Decimal	`12824506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3AFBA, 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 #C3AFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3AFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #C3AFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3afba; }
.text { color: #c3afba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3afba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 175 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3afba, #c3afb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3AFBA?: #C3AFBA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3AFBA?: The RGB value is 195, 175, 186: 195 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3AFBA?: The complementary color is #AFC3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3AFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.