Information about #C3B3B3 color

#C3B3B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C3B3B3 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 179, 179) — 76.5% red, 70.2% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 6 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted red, #C3B3B3 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pink Swan (#BFB3B2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Black Shadows (#BFAFB2) and Tide (#BFB8B0).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 179, 179) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C3B3B3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3B3B3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#C3B3B3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C3B3B3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#C3B3B3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#A18888

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#7D6262

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#534141

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#292020

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Black

#000000

#C3B3B3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9B9191

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#8E8888

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Grey

#808080

#C3B3B3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#C2B1B8

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#C2B1BF

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#C3B3B3 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
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#B2C2C2
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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
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#B2BAC2
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#B2C2BA
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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
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#C2B2BA
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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
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#B2C2B2
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#B2B2C2
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#C2C2B2
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#B2C2C2
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#B2B2C2
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#BAC2B2
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#B2C2C2
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#BAB2C2
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Nearest named colors to #C3B3B3

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

Black Shadows color link
Black Shadows

#BFAFB2

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Cold Turkey color link
Cold Turkey

#CAB5B2

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Eighth Stonehenge color link
Eighth Stonehenge

#BDB9B2

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Cloud color link
Cloud

#C2BCB1

Eighth Friar Grey color link
Eighth Friar Grey

#C1BCB4

Eighth Pravda color link
Eighth Pravda

#C3BCB0

Truffle color link
Truffle

#BEB9AD

#C3B3B3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3B3B3
  • RGB195, 179, 179
  • CMYK0, 6, 6, 24
  • CSSrgb(195, 179, 179)
  • HSL0°, 12%, 73%
  • HSL Precise0°, 11.765%, 73.333%
  • HSV0°, 8%, 76%
  • HSB0°, 8%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.702, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.702, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.702, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3B3B3
  • DECIMAL ID12825523
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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