What color is #C3BFC4?

#C3BFC4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3BFC4?

The RGB value is 195, 191, 196: 195 red, 191 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3BFC4?

The complementary color is #C0C4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3BFC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3BFC4 color

#C3BFC4 rgb(195, 191, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3BFC4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 74.9% green and 76.9% blue (195, 191, 196).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 4% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#C3BFC4 color codes

HEX	`#C3BFC4`
RGB	`rgb(195, 191, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 74.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 4%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 3%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.79, 2.31, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.79, 3.07, 318.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.099, 52.849, 59.723)`
Decimal	`12828612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3BFC4, 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 #C3BFC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3BFC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #C3BFC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3bfc4; }
.text { color: #c3bfc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3bfc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 191 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3bfc4, #c4bfc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3BFC4?: #C3BFC4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3BFC4?: The RGB value is 195, 191, 196: 195 red, 191 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3BFC4?: The complementary color is #C0C4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3BFC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.