What color is #C3BACC?

#C3BACC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BACC?

The RGB value is 195, 186, 204: 195 red, 186 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BACC?

The complementary color is #C3CCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BACC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BACC color

#C3BACC rgb(195, 186, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BACC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 72.9% green and 80% blue (195, 186, 204).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#C3BACC color codes

HEX	`#C3BACC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 186, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 72.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, 6.51, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 10.25, 309.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.962, 51.08, 64.29)`
Decimal	`12827340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BACC, 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 #C3BACC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BACC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #C3BACC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bacc; }
.text { color: #c3bacc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bacc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 186 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bacc, #ccbacc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3BACC?: #C3BACC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BACC?: The RGB value is 195, 186, 204: 195 red, 186 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BACC?: The complementary color is #C3CCBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BACC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.