What color is #C3CFBD?

#C3CFBD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CFBD?

The RGB value is 195, 207, 189: 195 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CFBD?

The complementary color is #C9BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CFBD color

#C3CFBD rgb(195, 207, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3CFBD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 81.2% green and 74.1% blue (195, 207, 189).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.98:1).

#C3CFBD color codes

HEX	`#C3CFBD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 207, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 81.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.78, -7.36, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.78, 10.54, 134.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.002, 59.902, 56.851)`
Decimal	`12832701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CFBD, 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 #C3CFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.98:1	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 #C3CFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cfbd; }
.text { color: #c3cfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 207 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cfbd, #bdcfc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3CFBD?: #C3CFBD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CFBD?: The RGB value is 195, 207, 189: 195 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CFBD?: The complementary color is #C9BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.