What color is #C3B9B8?

#C3B9B8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B9B8?

The RGB value is 195, 185, 184: 195 red, 185 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B9B8?

The complementary color is #B8C2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B9B8?

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.

#C3B9B8 color

#C3B9B8 rgb(195, 185, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B9B8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.5% green and 72.2% blue (195, 185, 184).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 8% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C3B9B8 color codes

HEX	`#C3B9B8`
RGB	`rgb(195, 185, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 8%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 6%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.92, 3.35, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.92, 3.79, 27.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.505, 49.761, 52.388)`
Decimal	`12827064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B9B8, 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 #C3B9B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B9B8 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 #C3B9B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b9b8; }
.text { color: #c3b9b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b9b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 185 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b9b8, #c3bfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3B9B8?: #C3B9B8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B9B8?: The RGB value is 195, 185, 184: 195 red, 185 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B9B8?: The complementary color is #B8C2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B9B8?: 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.