What color is #C3BBC8?

#C3BBC8 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 #C3BBC8?

The RGB value is 195, 187, 200: 195 red, 187 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BBC8?

The complementary color is #C0C8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BBC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BBC8 color

#C3BBC8 rgb(195, 187, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BBC8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 73.3% green and 78.4% blue (195, 187, 200).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#C3BBC8 color codes

HEX	`#C3BBC8`
RGB	`rgb(195, 187, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 73.3%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.87, 5.21, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.87, 7.6, 313.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.7, 51.313, 61.866)`
Decimal	`12827592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BBC8, 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 #C3BBC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BBC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #C3BBC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bbc8; }
.text { color: #c3bbc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bbc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 187 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bbc8, #c8bbc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C3BBC8?: #C3BBC8 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 #C3BBC8?: The RGB value is 195, 187, 200: 195 red, 187 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BBC8?: The complementary color is #C0C8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BBC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.