What color is #C3C3AC?

#C3C3AC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C3AC?

The RGB value is 195, 195, 172: 195 red, 195 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C3AC?

The complementary color is #ACACC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C3AC color

#C3C3AC rgb(195, 195, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C3AC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 76.5% green and 67.5% blue (195, 195, 172).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#C3C3AC color codes

HEX	`#C3C3AC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 195, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, -4, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 12.25, 109.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.466, 53.611, 46.764)`
Decimal	`12829612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C3AC, 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 #C3C3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #C3C3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c3ac; }
.text { color: #c3c3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 195 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c3ac, #b7c3ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C3C3AC?: #C3C3AC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C3AC?: The RGB value is 195, 195, 172: 195 red, 195 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C3AC?: The complementary color is #ACACC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.