What color is #C3CFB4?

#C3CFB4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CFB4?

The RGB value is 195, 207, 180: 195 red, 207 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CFB4?

The complementary color is #C0B4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CFB4 color

#C3CFB4 rgb(195, 207, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3CFB4 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 81.2% green and 70.6% blue (195, 207, 180).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#C3CFB4 color codes

HEX	`#C3CFB4`
RGB	`rgb(195, 207, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 81.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.58, -8.91, 12.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.58, 14.98, 126.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.055, 59.523, 51.865)`
Decimal	`12832692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CFB4, 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 #C3CFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #C3CFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cfb4; }
.text { color: #c3cfb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cfb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 207 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cfb4, #b6cfb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3CFB4?: #C3CFB4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CFB4?: The RGB value is 195, 207, 180: 195 red, 207 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CFB4?: The complementary color is #C0B4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.