Information about #C3B3AF color

#C3B3AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3B3AF falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 179, 175) — 76.5% red, 70.2% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 8 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#C3B3AF is a calm, restrained earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pink Swan (#BFB3B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Silver Pink (#C4AEAD) and Milestone (#BEB1AC).

The recipe behind #C3B3AF is rgb(195, 179, 175), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #C3B3AF: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3B3AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3B3AF color variations

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#C3B3AF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C3B3AF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Half Joss color link
Half Joss

#C6B9AB

Cold Turkey color link
Cold Turkey

#CAB5B2

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3B3AF
  • RGB195, 179, 175
  • CMYK0, 6, 8, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 179, 175)
  • HSL12°, 14%, 73%
  • HSL Precise12°, 14.286%, 72.549%
  • HSV12°, 10%, 76%
  • HSB12°, 10%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.702, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.702, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.702, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3B3AF
  • DECIMAL ID12825519
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01