What color is #C3B4A3?

#C3B4A3 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 #C3B4A3?

The RGB value is 195, 180, 163: 195 red, 180 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B4A3?

The complementary color is #A3B2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B4A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B4A3 color

#C3B4A3 rgb(195, 180, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B4A3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 70.6% green and 63.9% blue (195, 180, 163).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#C3B4A3 color codes

HEX	`#C3B4A3`
RGB	`rgb(195, 180, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 70.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.12, 2.51, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.12, 10.9, 76.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.437, 46.89, 41.3)`
Decimal	`12825763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B4A3, 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 #C3B4A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B4A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #C3B4A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b4a3; }
.text { color: #c3b4a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b4a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 180 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b4a3, #c2c3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C3B4A3?: #C3B4A3 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 #C3B4A3?: The RGB value is 195, 180, 163: 195 red, 180 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B4A3?: The complementary color is #A3B2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B4A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.