What color is #C3C9B6?

#C3C9B6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C9B6?

The RGB value is 195, 201, 182: 195 red, 201 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C9B6?

The complementary color is #BCB6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C9B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C9B6 color

#C3C9B6 rgb(195, 201, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C9B6 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 78.8% green and 71.4% blue (195, 201, 182).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#C3C9B6 color codes

HEX	`#C3C9B6`
RGB	`rgb(195, 201, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 78.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.04, -5.46, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.04, 10.35, 121.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.835, 56.753, 52.471)`
Decimal	`12831158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C9B6, 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 #C3C9B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C9B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #C3C9B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c9b6; }
.text { color: #c3c9b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c9b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 201 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c9b6, #bac9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3C9B6?: #C3C9B6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C9B6?: The RGB value is 195, 201, 182: 195 red, 201 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C9B6?: The complementary color is #BCB6C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C9B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.