What color is #C3B09E?

#C3B09E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B09E?

The RGB value is 195, 176, 158: 195 red, 176 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B09E?

The complementary color is #9EB1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B09E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B09E color

#C3B09E rgb(195, 176, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B09E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 69% green and 62% blue (195, 176, 158).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 24% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#C3B09E color codes

HEX	`#C3B09E`
RGB	`rgb(195, 176, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 69%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 24%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.97, 3.88, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.97, 12.33, 71.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.202, 45.122, 38.722)`
Decimal	`12824734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B09E, 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 #C3B09E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B09E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #C3B09E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b09e; }
.text { color: #c3b09e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b09e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 176 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b09e, #c3c29e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C3B09E?: #C3B09E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B09E?: The RGB value is 195, 176, 158: 195 red, 176 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B09E?: The complementary color is #9EB1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B09E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.