What color is #C8B8B4?

#C8B8B4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B8B4?

The RGB value is 200, 184, 180: 200 red, 184 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B8B4?

The complementary color is #B4C4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B8B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B8B4 color

#C8B8B4 rgb(200, 184, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8B8B4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.2% green and 70.6% blue (200, 184, 180).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#C8B8B4 color codes

HEX	`#C8B8B4`
RGB	`rgb(200, 184, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.98, 4.99, 4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.98, 6.44, 39.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.197, 49.856, 50.203)`
Decimal	`13154484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B8B4, 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 #C8B8B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B8B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #C8B8B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b8b4; }
.text { color: #c8b8b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b8b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 184 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b8b4, #c8c2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8B8B4?: #C8B8B4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B8B4?: The RGB value is 200, 184, 180: 200 red, 184 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B8B4?: The complementary color is #B4C4C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B8B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.