What color is #C3C9C5?

#C3C9C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C9C5?

The RGB value is 195, 201, 197: 195 red, 201 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C9C5?

The complementary color is #C9C3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C9C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C9C5 color

#C3C9C5 rgb(195, 201, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C9C5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 78.8% green and 77.3% blue (195, 201, 197).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#C3C9C5 color codes

HEX	`#C3C9C5`
RGB	`rgb(195, 201, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 78.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 3%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.41, -2.8, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.41, 3.08, 155.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.469, 57.406, 61.076)`
Decimal	`12831173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C9C5, 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 #C3C9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C9C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #C3C9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c9c5; }
.text { color: #c3c9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 201 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c9c5, #c3c9c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3C9C5?: #C3C9C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C9C5?: The RGB value is 195, 201, 197: 195 red, 201 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C9C5?: The complementary color is #C9C3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C9C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.