What color is #C3B8C1?

#C3B8C1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B8C1?

The RGB value is 195, 184, 193: 195 red, 184 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B8C1?

The complementary color is #B8C3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B8C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B8C1 color

#C3B8C1 rgb(195, 184, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B8C1 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.2% green and 75.7% blue (195, 184, 193).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#C3B8C1 color codes

HEX	`#C3B8C1`
RGB	`rgb(195, 184, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.91, 5.51, -3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.91, 6.35, 330.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.27, 49.734, 57.446)`
Decimal	`12826817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B8C1, 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 #C3B8C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B8C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #C3B8C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b8c1; }
.text { color: #c3b8c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b8c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 184 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b8c1, #c3b8bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3B8C1?: #C3B8C1 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B8C1?: The RGB value is 195, 184, 193: 195 red, 184 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B8C1?: The complementary color is #B8C3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B8C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.