What color is #C3CBCC?

#C3CBCC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CBCC?

The RGB value is 195, 203, 204: 195 red, 203 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CBCC?

The complementary color is #CCC4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CBCC color

#C3CBCC rgb(195, 203, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3CBCC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 79.6% green and 80% blue (195, 203, 204).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 8% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 12.73:1).

#C3CBCC color codes

HEX	`#C3CBCC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 203, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 79.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 8%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 4%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.11, -2.54, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.11, 2.92, 209.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.759, 58.673, 65.555)`
Decimal	`12831692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CBCC, 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 #C3CBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #C3CBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cbcc; }
.text { color: #c3cbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 203 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cbcc, #c3c6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3CBCC?: #C3CBCC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CBCC?: The RGB value is 195, 203, 204: 195 red, 203 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CBCC?: The complementary color is #CCC4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.