What color is #C3B4A9?

#C3B4A9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B4A9?

The RGB value is 195, 180, 169: 195 red, 180 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B4A9?

The complementary color is #A9B8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B4A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B4A9 color

#C3B4A9 rgb(195, 180, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B4A9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 70.6% green and 66.3% blue (195, 180, 169).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Couch Potato (#C2B4A7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#C3B4A9 color codes

HEX	`#C3B4A9`
RGB	`rgb(195, 180, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 70.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, 3.48, 7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 8.3, 65.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.988, 47.11, 44.199)`
Decimal	`12825769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B4A9, 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 #C3B4A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B4A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #C3B4A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b4a9; }
.text { color: #c3b4a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b4a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 180 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b4a9, #c3c1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3B4A9?: #C3B4A9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Couch Potato. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B4A9?: The RGB value is 195, 180, 169: 195 red, 180 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B4A9?: The complementary color is #A9B8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B4A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.