Information about #C3C9CA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C3C9CA is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Duck Egg Blue (#C6CCCA). Nearby in the Register you will also find Faded Ash (#C4CDC7) and Triple Athens Grey (#C2C5C6).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(195, 201, 202)), which gives #C3C9CA its character. If you plan to put text on a #C3C9CA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #C3C9CA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#C3C9CA color variations
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#C3C9CA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C3C9CA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C3C9CA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C3C9CA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C3C9CA 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C3C9CA color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #C3C9CA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C6CCCA
#C4CDC7
#C2C5C6
#C7C8C6
#BEC6C8
#BFC8C4
#BCC6CC
#CACCCC
#C1C8D2
#C5C5C3
#C4C3D0
#C8C4C5
#C3C9CA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C3C9CA
- RGB195, 201, 202
- CMYK3, 0, 0, 21
- CSSrgb(195, 201, 202)
- HSL189°, 6%, 78%
- HSL Precise188.571°, 6.195%, 77.843%
- HSV189°, 3%, 79%
- HSB189°, 3%, 79%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.792
- GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.788, 0.792)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.788, 0.792, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.788, 0.792)
- Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB79.2%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC3C9CA
- DECIMAL ID12831178
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
