What color is #C8B9C5?

#C8B9C5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8B9C5?

The RGB value is 200, 185, 197: 200 red, 185 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8B9C5?

The complementary color is #B9C8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8B9C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8B9C5 color

#C8B9C5 rgb(200, 185, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8B9C5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.5% green and 77.3% blue (200, 185, 197).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 12% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#C8B9C5 color codes

HEX	`#C8B9C5`
RGB	`rgb(200, 185, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 12%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.68, 7.45, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.68, 8.52, 330.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.245, 51.009, 59.959)`
Decimal	`13154757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8B9C5, 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 #C8B9C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8B9C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #C8B9C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8b9c5; }
.text { color: #c8b9c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8b9c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 185 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8b9c5, #c8b9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C8B9C5?: #C8B9C5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8B9C5?: The RGB value is 200, 185, 197: 200 red, 185 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8B9C5?: The complementary color is #B9C8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8B9C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.