What color is #C3C6CE?

#C3C6CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C6CE?

The RGB value is 195, 198, 206: 195 red, 198 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C6CE?

The complementary color is #CECBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C6CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C6CE color

#C3C6CE rgb(195, 198, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C6CE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 77.6% green and 80.8% blue (195, 198, 206).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 10% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#C3C6CE color codes

HEX	`#C3C6CE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 198, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 77.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 10%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.87, 0.48, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.87, 4.37, 276.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.838, 56.446, 66.439)`
Decimal	`12830414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C6CE, 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 #C3C6CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C6CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #C3C6CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c6ce; }
.text { color: #c3c6ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c6ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 198 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c6ce, #c5c3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3C6CE?: #C3C6CE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C6CE?: The RGB value is 195, 198, 206: 195 red, 198 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C6CE?: The complementary color is #CECBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C6CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.