What color is #C3CCBF?

#C3CCBF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CCBF?

The RGB value is 195, 204, 191: 195 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CCBF?

The complementary color is #C8BFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CCBF color

#C3CCBF rgb(195, 204, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3CCBF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 80% green and 74.9% blue (195, 204, 191).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#C3CCBF color codes

HEX	`#C3CCBF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 204, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 80%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.04, -5.45, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.04, 7.68, 135.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.501, 58.549, 57.763)`
Decimal	`12831935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CCBF, 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 #C3CCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #C3CCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3ccbf; }
.text { color: #c3ccbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3ccbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 204 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3ccbf, #bfccc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3CCBF?: #C3CCBF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CCBF?: The RGB value is 195, 204, 191: 195 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CCBF?: The complementary color is #C8BFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.