What color is #C3BBC7?

#C3BBC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BBC7?

The RGB value is 195, 187, 199: 195 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BBC7?

The complementary color is #BFC7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BBC7 color

#C3BBC7 rgb(195, 187, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BBC7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 73.3% green and 78% blue (195, 187, 199).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 10% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#C3BBC7 color codes

HEX	`#C3BBC7`
RGB	`rgb(195, 187, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 73.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 10%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 6%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.84, 5.02, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.84, 7.11, 314.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.583, 51.266, 61.252)`
Decimal	`12827591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BBC7, 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 #C3BBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #C3BBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bbc7; }
.text { color: #c3bbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 187 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bbc7, #c7bbc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3BBC7?: #C3BBC7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BBC7?: The RGB value is 195, 187, 199: 195 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BBC7?: The complementary color is #BFC7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.