What color is #C3C2A1?

#C3C2A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C2A1?

The RGB value is 195, 194, 161: 195 red, 194 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C2A1?

The complementary color is #A1A2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C2A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C2A1 color

#C3C2A1 rgb(195, 194, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C3C2A1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 76.1% green and 63.1% blue (195, 194, 161).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 22% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#C3C2A1 color codes

HEX	`#C3C2A1`
RGB	`rgb(195, 194, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 22%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.73, -5.21, 16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.73, 17.56, 107.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.23, 52.759, 41.354)`
Decimal	`12829345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C2A1, 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 #C3C2A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C2A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #C3C2A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c2a1; }
.text { color: #c3c2a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c2a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 194 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c2a1, #b3c3a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3C2A1?: #C3C2A1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C2A1?: The RGB value is 195, 194, 161: 195 red, 194 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C2A1?: The complementary color is #A1A2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C2A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.