What color is #C3C4AD?

#C3C4AD 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 #C3C4AD?

The RGB value is 195, 196, 173: 195 red, 196 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C4AD?

The complementary color is #AEADC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C4AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C4AD color

#C3C4AD rgb(195, 196, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C4AD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 76.9% green and 67.8% blue (195, 196, 173).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% 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 11.82:1).

#C3C4AD color codes

HEX	`#C3C4AD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 196, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.52, -4.36, 11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.52, 12.25, 110.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.788, 54.099, 47.346)`
Decimal	`12829869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C4AD, 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 #C3C4AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C4AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #C3C4AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c4ad; }
.text { color: #c3c4ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c4ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 196 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c4ad, #b7c4ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C3C4AD?: #C3C4AD 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 #C3C4AD?: The RGB value is 195, 196, 173: 195 red, 196 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C4AD?: The complementary color is #AEADC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C4AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.