What color is #C8B0B6?

#C8B0B6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B0B6?

The RGB value is 200, 176, 182: 200 red, 176 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B0B6?

The complementary color is #B0C8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B0B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B0B6 color

#C8B0B6 rgb(200, 176, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8B0B6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 69% green and 71.4% blue (200, 176, 182).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 18% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#C8B0B6 color codes

HEX	`#C8B0B6`
RGB	`rgb(200, 176, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 69%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 18%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74, 9.64, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74, 9.64, 0.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.788, 46.708, 50.745)`
Decimal	`13152438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B0B6, 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 #C8B0B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B0B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #C8B0B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b0b6; }
.text { color: #c8b0b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b0b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 176 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b0b6, #c8b6b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C8B0B6?: #C8B0B6 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B0B6?: The RGB value is 200, 176, 182: 200 red, 176 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B0B6?: The complementary color is #B0C8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B0B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.