What color is #C3BABB?

#C3BABB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BABB?

The RGB value is 195, 186, 187: 195 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BABB?

The complementary color is #BAC3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BABB color

#C3BABB rgb(195, 186, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BABB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.9% green and 73.3% blue (195, 186, 187).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 7% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#C3BABB color codes

HEX	`#C3BABB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 186, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 7%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, 3.34, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 3.4, 10.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.033, 50.308, 54.131)`
Decimal	`12827323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BABB, 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 #C3BABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #C3BABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3babb; }
.text { color: #c3babb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3babb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 186 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3babb, #c3beba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3BABB?: #C3BABB is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BABB?: The RGB value is 195, 186, 187: 195 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BABB?: The complementary color is #BAC3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.