What color is #C8B8BB?

#C8B8BB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B8BB?

The RGB value is 200, 184, 187: 200 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B8BB?

The complementary color is #B8C8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B8BB color

#C8B8BB rgb(200, 184, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8B8BB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.2% green and 73.3% blue (200, 184, 187).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 13% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#C8B8BB color codes

HEX	`#C8B8BB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 184, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 13%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.16, 6.19, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.16, 6.21, 4.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.929, 50.149, 54.054)`
Decimal	`13154491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B8BB, 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 #C8B8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #C8B8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b8bb; }
.text { color: #c8b8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 184 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b8bb, #c8bdb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8B8BB?: #C8B8BB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B8BB?: The RGB value is 200, 184, 187: 200 red, 184 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B8BB?: The complementary color is #B8C8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.