What color is #C3C2B5?

#C3C2B5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C2B5?

The RGB value is 195, 194, 181: 195 red, 194 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C2B5?

The complementary color is #B5B6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C2B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C2B5 color

#C3C2B5 rgb(195, 194, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C2B5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 76.1% green and 71% blue (195, 194, 181).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 10% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#C3C2B5 color codes

HEX	`#C3C2B5`
RGB	`rgb(195, 194, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 10%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.18, -1.96, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.18, 6.94, 106.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.137, 53.522, 51.397)`
Decimal	`12829365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C2B5, 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 #C3C2B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C2B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #C3C2B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c2b5; }
.text { color: #c3c2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c2b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 194 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c2b5, #bdc3b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3C2B5?: #C3C2B5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C2B5?: The RGB value is 195, 194, 181: 195 red, 194 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C2B5?: The complementary color is #B5B6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C2B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.