What color is #C3CCCB?

#C3CCCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CCCB?

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

What is the complementary color of #C3CCCB?

The complementary color is #CCC3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CCCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CCCB color

#C3CCCB rgb(195, 204, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3CCCB is a light, grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 173°, 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 Ghost Whisperer (#CBD1D0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#C3CCCB color codes

HEX	`#C3CCCB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 204, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 80%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 8%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 4%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.35, -3.25, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.35, 3.3, 189.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.876, 59.099, 65.005)`
Decimal	`12831947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CCCB, 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 #C3CCCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CCCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #C3CCCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cccb; }
.text { color: #c3cccb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cccb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 204 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cccb, #c3c9cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3CCCB?: #C3CCCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CCCB?: The RGB value is 195, 204, 203: 195 red, 204 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CCCB?: The complementary color is #CCC3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CCCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.