What color is #C3C4C0?

#C3C4C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Brume. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C4C0?

The RGB value is 195, 196, 192: 195 red, 196 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C4C0?

The complementary color is #C1C0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C4C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C4C0 color

#C3C4C0 rgb(195, 196, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C4C0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 76.9% green and 75.3% blue (195, 196, 192).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 3% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Brume (#C6C6C2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#C3C4C0 color codes

HEX	`#C3C4C0`
RGB	`rgb(195, 196, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 76.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 3%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 2%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 2%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.98, -1.08, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.98, 2.17, 119.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.758, 54.888, 57.727)`
Decimal	`12829888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C4C0, 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 #C3C4C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C4C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #C3C4C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c4c0; }
.text { color: #c3c4c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c4c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 196 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c4c0, #c1c4c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3C4C0?: #C3C4C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Brume. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C4C0?: The RGB value is 195, 196, 192: 195 red, 196 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C4C0?: The complementary color is #C1C0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C4C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.