What color is #C2C6C8?

#C2C6C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C6C8?

The RGB value is 194, 198, 200: 194 red, 198 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C6C8?

The complementary color is #C8C4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C6C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C6C8 color

#C2C6C8 rgb(194, 198, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C6C8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 77.6% green and 78.4% blue (194, 198, 200).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 5% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Foil (#C0C3C4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#C2C6C8 color codes

HEX	`#C2C6C8`
RGB	`rgb(194, 198, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 77.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 5%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 3%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.63, -1, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.63, 1.79, 235.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.866, 56.027, 62.662)`
Decimal	`12764872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C6C8, 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 #C2C6C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C6C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #C2C6C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c6c8; }
.text { color: #c2c6c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c6c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 198 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c6c8, #c2c3c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C2C6C8?: #C2C6C8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Foil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C6C8?: The RGB value is 194, 198, 200: 194 red, 198 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C6C8?: The complementary color is #C8C4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C6C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.