What color is #C3BBB4?

#C3BBB4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BBB4?

The RGB value is 195, 187, 180: 195 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BBB4?

The complementary color is #B4BCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BBB4 color

#C3BBB4 rgb(195, 187, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BBB4 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 73.3% green and 70.6% blue (195, 187, 180).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 11% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Sand Ripples (#C1B7B0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#C3BBB4 color codes

HEX	`#C3BBB4`
RGB	`rgb(195, 187, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 73.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 11%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.34, 1.58, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.34, 4.81, 70.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.513, 50.438, 50.351)`
Decimal	`12827572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BBB4, 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 #C3BBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #C3BBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bbb4; }
.text { color: #c3bbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 187 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bbb4, #c3c3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3BBB4?: #C3BBB4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sand Ripples. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BBB4?: The RGB value is 195, 187, 180: 195 red, 187 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BBB4?: The complementary color is #B4BCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.