What color is #C3BDBA?

#C3BDBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BDBA?

The RGB value is 195, 189, 186: 195 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BDBA?

The complementary color is #BAC0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BDBA color

#C3BDBA rgb(195, 189, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BDBA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.1% green and 72.9% blue (195, 189, 186).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 7% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#C3BDBA color codes

HEX	`#C3BDBA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 189, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 7%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 5%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.01, 1.56, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.01, 2.75, 55.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.565, 51.543, 53.782)`
Decimal	`12828090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BDBA, 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 #C3BDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #C3BDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bdba; }
.text { color: #c3bdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 189 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bdba, #c3c2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3BDBA?: #C3BDBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BDBA?: The RGB value is 195, 189, 186: 195 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BDBA?: The complementary color is #BAC0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.