What color is #C9C3B8?

#C9C3B8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C3B8?

The RGB value is 201, 195, 184: 201 red, 195 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C3B8?

The complementary color is #B8BEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C3B8 color

#C9C3B8 rgb(201, 195, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C3B8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 76.5% green and 72.2% blue (201, 195, 184).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 14% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#C9C3B8 color codes

HEX	`#C9C3B8`
RGB	`rgb(201, 195, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 76.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 14%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.99, 0.17, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.99, 6.27, 88.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.253, 54.909, 53.184)`
Decimal	`13222840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C3B8, 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 #C9C3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #C9C3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c3b8; }
.text { color: #c9c3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 195 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c3b8, #c7c9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C9C3B8?: #C9C3B8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C3B8?: The RGB value is 201, 195, 184: 201 red, 195 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C3B8?: The complementary color is #B8BEC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.