What color is #C3B9BB?

#C3B9BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3B9BB?

The RGB value is 195, 185, 187: 195 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3B9BB?

The complementary color is #B9C3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3B9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3B9BB color

#C3B9BB rgb(195, 185, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3B9BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.5% green and 73.3% blue (195, 185, 187).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#C3B9BB color codes

HEX	`#C3B9BB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 185, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76, 3.88, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76, 3.89, 3.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.823, 49.888, 54.061)`
Decimal	`12827067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3B9BB, 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 #C3B9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3B9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #C3B9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3b9bb; }
.text { color: #c3b9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3b9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 185 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3b9bb, #c3bcb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3B9BB?: #C3B9BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3B9BB?: The RGB value is 195, 185, 187: 195 red, 185 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3B9BB?: The complementary color is #B9C3C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3B9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.