What color is #C3C9CE?

#C3C9CE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3C9CE?

The RGB value is 195, 201, 206: 195 red, 201 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3C9CE?

The complementary color is #CEC8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3C9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3C9CE color

#C3C9CE rgb(195, 201, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3C9CE is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 78.8% green and 80.8% blue (195, 201, 206).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 10% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#C3C9CE color codes

HEX	`#C3C9CE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 201, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 78.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 10%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.64, -1.1, -3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.64, 3.39, 250.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.531, 57.831, 66.67)`
Decimal	`12831182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3C9CE, 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 #C3C9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3C9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #C3C9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3c9ce; }
.text { color: #c3c9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3c9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 201 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3c9ce, #c3c3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C3C9CE?: #C3C9CE is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3C9CE?: The RGB value is 195, 201, 206: 195 red, 201 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3C9CE?: The complementary color is #CEC8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3C9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.