What color is #C3BFB3?

#C3BFB3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BFB3?

The RGB value is 195, 191, 179: 195 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BFB3?

The complementary color is #B3B7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BFB3 color

#C3BFB3 rgb(195, 191, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BFB3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.9% green and 70.2% blue (195, 191, 179).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 12% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Stone Fortress (#C5C0B0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#C3BFB3 color codes

HEX	`#C3BFB3`
RGB	`rgb(195, 191, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 12%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, -0.72, 6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 6.58, 96.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.272, 52.119, 50.103)`
Decimal	`12828595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BFB3, 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 #C3BFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #C3BFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bfb3; }
.text { color: #c3bfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 191 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bfb3, #bfc3b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C3BFB3?: #C3BFB3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Stone Fortress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BFB3?: The RGB value is 195, 191, 179: 195 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BFB3?: The complementary color is #B3B7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.