What color is #C3B1AC?

#C3B1AC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B1AC?

The RGB value is 195, 177, 172: 195 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B1AC?

The complementary color is #ACBEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B1AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B1AC color

#C3B1AC rgb(195, 177, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B1AC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 69.4% green and 67.5% blue (195, 177, 172).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#C3B1AC color codes

HEX	`#C3B1AC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 177, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 69.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.56, 5.59, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.56, 7.43, 41.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.674, 46.026, 45.5)`
Decimal	`12825004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B1AC, 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 #C3B1AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B1AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #C3B1AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b1ac; }
.text { color: #c3b1ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b1ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 177 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b1ac, #c3bcac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3B1AC?: #C3B1AC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B1AC?: The RGB value is 195, 177, 172: 195 red, 177 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B1AC?: The complementary color is #ACBEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B1AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.