What color is #C8BAC6?

#C8BAC6 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 #C8BAC6?

The RGB value is 200, 186, 198: 200 red, 186 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BAC6?

The complementary color is #BAC8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BAC6 color

#C8BAC6 rgb(200, 186, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8BAC6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 72.9% green and 77.6% blue (200, 186, 198).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% 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 11.29:1).

#C8BAC6 color codes

HEX	`#C8BAC6`
RGB	`rgb(200, 186, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 72.9%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.97, 7.09, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.97, 8.27, 329.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.57, 51.475, 60.634)`
Decimal	`13155014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BAC6, 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 #C8BAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #C8BAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bac6; }
.text { color: #c8bac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 186 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bac6, #c8babf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C8BAC6?: #C8BAC6 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 #C8BAC6?: The RGB value is 200, 186, 198: 200 red, 186 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BAC6?: The complementary color is #BAC8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.