What color is #C3BBA9?

#C3BBA9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BBA9?

The RGB value is 195, 187, 169: 195 red, 187 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BBA9?

The complementary color is #A9B1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BBA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BBA9 color

#C3BBA9 rgb(195, 187, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BBA9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 73.3% green and 66.3% blue (195, 187, 169).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Techno Taupe (#BFB9AA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#C3BBA9 color codes

HEX	`#C3BBA9`
RGB	`rgb(195, 187, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 73.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.07, -0.26, 10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.07, 10.13, 91.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.437, 50.008, 44.682)`
Decimal	`12827561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BBA9, 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 #C3BBA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BBA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #C3BBA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bba9; }
.text { color: #c3bba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 187 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bba9, #bec3a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C3BBA9?: #C3BBA9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BBA9?: The RGB value is 195, 187, 169: 195 red, 187 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BBA9?: The complementary color is #A9B1C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BBA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.