What color is #C3C5A7?

#C3C5A7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C5A7?

The RGB value is 195, 197, 167: 195 red, 197 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C5A7?

The complementary color is #A9A7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C5A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C5A7 color

#C3C5A7 rgb(195, 197, 167)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #C3C5A7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 77.3% green and 65.5% blue (195, 197, 167).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 21% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#C3C5A7 color codes

HEX	`#C3C5A7`
RGB	`rgb(195, 197, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 77.3%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 21%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 15%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.65, -5.85, 14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.65, 15.95, 111.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.446, 54.325, 44.433)`
Decimal	`12830119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C5A7, 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 #C3C5A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C5A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #C3C5A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c5a7; }
.text { color: #c3c5a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c5a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 197 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c5a7, #b4c5a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C3C5A7?: #C3C5A7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C5A7?: The RGB value is 195, 197, 167: 195 red, 197 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C5A7?: The complementary color is #A9A7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C5A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.