What color is #C3BEA9?

#C3BEA9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BEA9?

The RGB value is 195, 190, 169: 195 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BEA9?

The complementary color is #A9AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BEA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BEA9 color

#C3BEA9 rgb(195, 190, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BEA9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.5% green and 66.3% blue (195, 190, 169).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C3BEA9 color codes

HEX	`#C3BEA9`
RGB	`rgb(195, 190, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.86, -1.85, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.86, 11.39, 99.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.08, 51.294, 44.896)`
Decimal	`12828329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BEA9, 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 #C3BEA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BEA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #C3BEA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bea9; }
.text { color: #c3bea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 190 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bea9, #bbc3a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C3BEA9?: #C3BEA9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BEA9?: The RGB value is 195, 190, 169: 195 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BEA9?: The complementary color is #A9AEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BEA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.