What color is #C3C0CA?

#C3C0CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C0CA?

The RGB value is 195, 192, 202: 195 red, 192 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C0CA?

The complementary color is #C7CAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C0CA color

#C3C0CA rgb(195, 192, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C0CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 75.3% green and 79.2% blue (195, 192, 202).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#C3C0CA color codes

HEX	`#C3C0CA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 192, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 75.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.21, 2.91, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.21, 5.47, 302.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.014, 53.566, 63.465)`
Decimal	`12828874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C0CA, 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 #C3C0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	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 #C3C0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c0ca; }
.text { color: #c3c0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 192 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c0ca, #c8c0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3C0CA?: #C3C0CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C0CA?: The RGB value is 195, 192, 202: 195 red, 192 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C0CA?: The complementary color is #C7CAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.71:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.