What color is #C3B69C?

#C3B69C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B69C?

The RGB value is 195, 182, 156: 195 red, 182 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B69C?

The complementary color is #9CA9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B69C color

#C3B69C rgb(195, 182, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C3B69C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 71.4% green and 61.2% blue (195, 182, 156).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Another One Bites the Dust (#C7BBA4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#C3B69C color codes

HEX	`#C3B69C`
RGB	`rgb(195, 182, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 71.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.48, 0.36, 14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.48, 14.92, 88.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.234, 47.459, 38.224)`
Decimal	`12826268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B69C, 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 #C3B69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #C3B69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b69c; }
.text { color: #c3b69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 182 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b69c, #bcc39c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C3B69C?: #C3B69C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B69C?: The RGB value is 195, 182, 156: 195 red, 182 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B69C?: The complementary color is #9CA9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.