What color is #C8B5BC?

#C8B5BC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B5BC?

The RGB value is 200, 181, 188: 200 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B5BC?

The complementary color is #B5C8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B5BC color

#C8B5BC rgb(200, 181, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8B5BC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 71% green and 73.7% blue (200, 181, 188).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#C8B5BC color codes

HEX	`#C8B5BC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 181, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 71%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.43, 7.98, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.43, 8.06, 352.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.419, 48.959, 54.414)`
Decimal	`13153724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B5BC, 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 #C8B5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #C8B5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b5bc; }
.text { color: #c8b5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 181 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b5bc, #c8b8b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C8B5BC?: #C8B5BC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B5BC?: The RGB value is 200, 181, 188: 200 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B5BC?: The complementary color is #B5C8C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.