What color is #C0C8C8?

#C0C8C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C8C8?

The RGB value is 192, 200, 200: 192 red, 200 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C8C8?

The complementary color is #C8C0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C8C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C8C8 color

#C0C8C8 rgb(192, 200, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0C8C8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 78.4% green and 78.4% blue (192, 200, 200).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#C0C8C8 color codes

HEX	`#C0C8C8`
RGB	`rgb(192, 200, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 78.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80, -2.74, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80, 2.9, 199.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.816, 56.685, 62.791)`
Decimal	`12634312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C8C8, 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 #C0C8C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C8C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #C0C8C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c8c8; }
.text { color: #c0c8c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c8c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 200 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c8c8, #c0c4c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C0C8C8?: #C0C8C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C8C8?: The RGB value is 192, 200, 200: 192 red, 200 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C8C8?: The complementary color is #C8C0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C8C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.