What color is #C3C6BC?

#C3C6BC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C6BC?

The RGB value is 195, 198, 188: 195 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C6BC?

The complementary color is #BFBCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C6BC color

#C3C6BC rgb(195, 198, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C6BC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 77.6% green and 73.7% blue (195, 198, 188).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#C3C6BC color codes

HEX	`#C3C6BC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 198, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 77.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, -2.85, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 5.45, 121.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.775, 55.621, 55.576)`
Decimal	`12830396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C6BC, 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 #C3C6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #C3C6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c6bc; }
.text { color: #c3c6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 198 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c6bc, #bec6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3C6BC?: #C3C6BC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C6BC?: The RGB value is 195, 198, 188: 195 red, 198 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C6BC?: The complementary color is #BFBCC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.