What color is #C3B3C2?

#C3B3C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B3C2?

The RGB value is 195, 179, 194: 195 red, 179 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B3C2?

The complementary color is #B3C3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B3C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B3C2 color

#C3B3C2 rgb(195, 179, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B3C2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 70.2% green and 76.1% blue (195, 179, 194).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 12% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#C3B3C2 color codes

HEX	`#C3B3C2`
RGB	`rgb(195, 179, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 70.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 12%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.66, 8.4, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.66, 10.06, 326.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.362, 47.738, 57.695)`
Decimal	`12825538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B3C2, 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 #C3B3C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B3C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	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 #C3B3C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b3c2; }
.text { color: #c3b3c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b3c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 179 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b3c2, #c3b3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C3B3C2?: #C3B3C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B3C2?: The RGB value is 195, 179, 194: 195 red, 179 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B3C2?: The complementary color is #B3C3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B3C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.