What color is #C3CFCC?

#C3CFCC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CFCC?

The RGB value is 195, 207, 204: 195 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CFCC?

The complementary color is #CFC3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CFCC color

#C3CFCC rgb(195, 207, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3CFCC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 81.2% green and 80% blue (195, 207, 204).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 11% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#C3CFCC color codes

HEX	`#C3CFCC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 207, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 81.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 11%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.16, -4.63, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.16, 4.63, 179)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.715, 60.587, 65.874)`
Decimal	`12832716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CFCC, 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 #C3CFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #C3CFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cfcc; }
.text { color: #c3cfcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cfcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 207 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cfcc, #c3cccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C3CFCC?: #C3CFCC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CFCC?: The RGB value is 195, 207, 204: 195 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CFCC?: The complementary color is #CFC3C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.