What color is #C4C8C0?

#C4C8C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C8C0?

The RGB value is 196, 200, 192: 196 red, 200 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C8C0?

The complementary color is #C4C0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C8C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C8C0 color

#C4C8C0 rgb(196, 200, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C8C0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 78.4% green and 75.3% blue (196, 200, 192).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 7% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#C4C8C0 color codes

HEX	`#C4C8C0`
RGB	`rgb(196, 200, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 78.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 7%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.1, -2.84, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.1, 4.52, 128.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.932, 56.85, 58.044)`
Decimal	`12896448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C8C0, 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 #C4C8C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C8C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #C4C8C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c8c0; }
.text { color: #c4c8c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c8c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 200 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c8c0, #c0c8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4C8C0?: #C4C8C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C8C0?: The RGB value is 196, 200, 192: 196 red, 200 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C8C0?: The complementary color is #C4C0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C8C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.