What color is #C8B5BD?

#C8B5BD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B5BD?

The RGB value is 200, 181, 189: 200 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B5BD?

The complementary color is #B5C8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B5BD color

#C8B5BD rgb(200, 181, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8B5BD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 71% green and 74.1% blue (200, 181, 189).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#C8B5BD color codes

HEX	`#C8B5BD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 181, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 71%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 9%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.45, 8.16, -1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.45, 8.31, 348.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.528, 49.002, 54.983)`
Decimal	`13153725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B5BD, 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 #C8B5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #C8B5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b5bd; }
.text { color: #c8b5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 181 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b5bd, #c8b7b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C8B5BD?: #C8B5BD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B5BD?: The RGB value is 200, 181, 189: 200 red, 181 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B5BD?: The complementary color is #B5C8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.