What color is #C3B6A5?

#C3B6A5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B6A5?

The RGB value is 195, 182, 165: 195 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B6A5?

The complementary color is #A5B2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B6A5?

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.

#C3B6A5 color

#C3B6A5 rgb(195, 182, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B6A5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 71.4% green and 64.7% blue (195, 182, 165).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 20% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dinosaur Egg (#CABAA9), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C3B6A5 color codes

HEX	`#C3B6A5`
RGB	`rgb(195, 182, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 71.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 20%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 15%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.68, 1.76, 10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.68, 10.46, 80.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.025, 47.775, 42.387)`
Decimal	`12826277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B6A5, 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 #C3B6A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B6A5 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 #C3B6A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b6a5; }
.text { color: #c3b6a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b6a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 182 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b6a5, #c1c3a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C3B6A5?: #C3B6A5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B6A5?: The RGB value is 195, 182, 165: 195 red, 182 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B6A5?: The complementary color is #A5B2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B6A5?: 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.