What color is #C8D0CA?

#C8D0CA is a light gray known as Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Infusion?

The RGB value is 200, 208, 202: 200 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Infusion?

The complementary color is #D0C8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Infusion color: hex code #C8D0CA

#C8D0CA rgb(200, 208, 202)

Shades of gray

Infusion has the hex code #C8D0CA. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 81.6% green and 79.2% blue (200, 208, 202).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 8% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

Infusion (#C8D0CA) color codes

HEX	`#C8D0CA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 208, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 81.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 8%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.73, -3.83, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.73, 4.33, 152.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.034, 61.655, 64.762)`
Decimal	`13160650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Infusion, 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 #C8D0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #C8D0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d0ca; }
.text { color: #c8d0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 208 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d0ca, #c8d0ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #C8D0CA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C8D0CA?: #C8D0CA is a light gray known as Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Infusion?: The RGB value is 200, 208, 202: 200 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Infusion?: The complementary color is #D0C8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.