What color is #C3B8BF?

#C3B8BF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B8BF?

The RGB value is 195, 184, 191: 195 red, 184 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B8BF?

The complementary color is #B8C3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B8BF color

#C3B8BF rgb(195, 184, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B8BF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.2% green and 74.9% blue (195, 184, 191).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#C3B8BF color codes

HEX	`#C3B8BF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 184, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.85, 5.14, -2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.85, 5.57, 337.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.049, 49.645, 56.279)`
Decimal	`12826815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B8BF, 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 #C3B8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #C3B8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b8bf; }
.text { color: #c3b8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 184 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b8bf, #c3b8ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3B8BF?: #C3B8BF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B8BF?: The RGB value is 195, 184, 191: 195 red, 184 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B8BF?: The complementary color is #B8C3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.