What color is #C8BAC0?

#C8BAC0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BAC0?

The RGB value is 200, 186, 192: 200 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BAC0?

The complementary color is #BAC8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BAC0 color

#C8BAC0 rgb(200, 186, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8BAC0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.9% green and 75.3% blue (200, 186, 192).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#C8BAC0 color codes

HEX	`#C8BAC0`
RGB	`rgb(200, 186, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.8, 6, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.8, 6.13, 348.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.892, 51.203, 57.061)`
Decimal	`13155008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BAC0, 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 #C8BAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #C8BAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bac0; }
.text { color: #c8bac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 186 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bac0, #c8bbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8BAC0?: #C8BAC0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BAC0?: The RGB value is 200, 186, 192: 200 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BAC0?: The complementary color is #BAC8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.