What color is #C3BFAA?

#C3BFAA 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 #C3BFAA?

The RGB value is 195, 191, 170: 195 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BFAA?

The complementary color is #AAAEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BFAA color

#C3BFAA rgb(195, 191, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BFAA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.9% green and 66.7% blue (195, 191, 170).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#C3BFAA color codes

HEX	`#C3BFAA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 191, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.14, -2.22, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.14, 11.32, 101.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.391, 51.766, 45.465)`
Decimal	`12828586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BFAA, 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 #C3BFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #C3BFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bfaa; }
.text { color: #c3bfaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bfaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 191 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bfaa, #bac3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C3BFAA?: #C3BFAA 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 #C3BFAA?: The RGB value is 195, 191, 170: 195 red, 191 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BFAA?: The complementary color is #AAAEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.