What color is #C8B9B9?

#C8B9B9 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 #C8B9B9?

The RGB value is 200, 185, 185: 200 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B9B9?

The complementary color is #B9C8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B9B9 color

#C8B9B9 rgb(200, 185, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8B9B9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.5% green and 72.5% blue (200, 185, 185).

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

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#C8B9B9 color codes

HEX	`#C8B9B9`
RGB	`rgb(200, 185, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.36, 5.31, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.36, 5.64, 19.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.924, 50.481, 53.003)`
Decimal	`13154745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B9B9, 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 #C8B9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #C8B9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b9b9; }
.text { color: #c8b9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 185 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b9b9, #c8c1b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8B9B9?: #C8B9B9 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 #C8B9B9?: The RGB value is 200, 185, 185: 200 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B9B9?: The complementary color is #B9C8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.