What color is #C3CCB6?

#C3CCB6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CCB6?

The RGB value is 195, 204, 182: 195 red, 204 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CCB6?

The complementary color is #BFB6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CCB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CCB6 color

#C3CCB6 rgb(195, 204, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3CCB6 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 80% green and 71.4% blue (195, 204, 182).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#C3CCB6 color codes

HEX	`#C3CCB6`
RGB	`rgb(195, 204, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 80%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.83, -7.02, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.83, 12.15, 125.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.541, 58.165, 52.706)`
Decimal	`12831926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CCB6, 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 #C3CCB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CCB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #C3CCB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ccb6; }
.text { color: #c3ccb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ccb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 204 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ccb6, #b8ccb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3CCB6?: #C3CCB6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CCB6?: The RGB value is 195, 204, 182: 195 red, 204 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CCB6?: The complementary color is #BFB6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CCB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.