What color is #C3CAB1?

#C3CAB1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CAB1?

The RGB value is 195, 202, 177: 195 red, 202 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CAB1?

The complementary color is #B8B1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CAB1 color

#C3CAB1 rgb(195, 202, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3CAB1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 79.2% green and 69.4% blue (195, 202, 177).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#C3CAB1 color codes

HEX	`#C3CAB1`
RGB	`rgb(195, 202, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 79.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.19, -6.83, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.19, 13.52, 120.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.561, 57.018, 49.876)`
Decimal	`12831409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CAB1, 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 #C3CAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #C3CAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cab1; }
.text { color: #c3cab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 202 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cab1, #b6cab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3CAB1?: #C3CAB1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CAB1?: The RGB value is 195, 202, 177: 195 red, 202 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CAB1?: The complementary color is #B8B1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.