What color is #C3CDCC?

#C3CDCC 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 #C3CDCC?

The RGB value is 195, 205, 204: 195 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CDCC?

The complementary color is #CDC3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CDCC color

#C3CDCC rgb(195, 205, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3CDCC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 80.4% green and 80% blue (195, 205, 204).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 9% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Whisperer (#CBD1D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#C3CDCC color codes

HEX	`#C3CDCC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 205, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 80.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 9%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 5%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.63, -3.59, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.63, 3.65, 190.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.234, 59.624, 65.714)`
Decimal	`12832204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CDCC, 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 #C3CDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #C3CDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cdcc; }
.text { color: #c3cdcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cdcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 205 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cdcc, #c3c9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3CDCC?: #C3CDCC 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 #C3CDCC?: The RGB value is 195, 205, 204: 195 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CDCC?: The complementary color is #CDC3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.