What color is #C3BDA7?

#C3BDA7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BDA7?

The RGB value is 195, 189, 167: 195 red, 189 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BDA7?

The complementary color is #A7ADC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BDA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BDA7 color

#C3BDA7 rgb(195, 189, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BDA7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.1% green and 65.5% blue (195, 189, 167).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Tusk (#C4BBA5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#C3BDA7 color codes

HEX	`#C3BDA7`
RGB	`rgb(195, 189, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 14%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.55, -1.64, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.55, 12, 97.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.678, 50.788, 43.843)`
Decimal	`12828071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BDA7, 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 #C3BDA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BDA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #C3BDA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bda7; }
.text { color: #c3bda7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bda7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 189 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bda7, #bbc3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C3BDA7?: #C3BDA7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BDA7?: The RGB value is 195, 189, 167: 195 red, 189 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BDA7?: The complementary color is #A7ADC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BDA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.