What color is #C3C3C2?

#C3C3C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Explosive Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C3C2?

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

What is the complementary color of #C3C3C2?

The complementary color is #C2C2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C3C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C3C2 color

#C3C3C2 rgb(195, 195, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C3C2 is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Explosive Gray (#C4C4C4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#C3C3C2 color codes

HEX	`#C3C3C2`
RGB	`rgb(195, 195, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.77, -0.18, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.77, 0.53, 110.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.757, 54.527, 58.827)`
Decimal	`12829634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C3C2, 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 #C3C3C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C3C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #C3C3C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c3c2; }
.text { color: #c3c3c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c3c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 195 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c3c2, #c3c3c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3C3C2?: #C3C3C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Explosive Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C3C2?: The RGB value is 195, 195, 194: 195 red, 195 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C3C2?: The complementary color is #C2C2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C3C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.