What color is #C8C2BE?

#C8C2BE is a light, grayish orange known as Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dim?

The RGB value is 200, 194, 190: 200 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dim?

The complementary color is #BEC4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dim color: hex code #C8C2BE

#C8C2BE rgb(200, 194, 190)

Shades of gray

Dim has the hex code #C8C2BE. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 76.1% green and 74.5% blue (200, 194, 190).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 8% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

Dim (#C8C2BE) color codes

HEX	`#C8C2BE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 194, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 76.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 8%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.8, 1.38, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.8, 3.08, 63.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.404, 54.581, 56.48)`
Decimal	`13157054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dim, 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 #C8C2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #C8C2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c2be; }
.text { color: #c8c2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 194 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c2be, #c8c7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

See #C8C2BE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C8C2BE?: #C8C2BE is a light, grayish orange known as Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dim?: The RGB value is 200, 194, 190: 200 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dim?: The complementary color is #BEC4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.