What color is #C8BBBA?

#C8BBBA 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 #C8BBBA?

The RGB value is 200, 187, 186: 200 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BBBA?

The complementary color is #BAC7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BBBA color

#C8BBBA rgb(200, 187, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8BBBA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.3% green and 72.9% blue (200, 187, 186).

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

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#C8BBBA color codes

HEX	`#C8BBBA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 187, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 73.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, 4.41, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 4.91, 26.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.452, 51.366, 53.702)`
Decimal	`13155258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BBBA, 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 #C8BBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #C8BBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bbba; }
.text { color: #c8bbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 187 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bbba, #c8c2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C8BBBA?: #C8BBBA 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 #C8BBBA?: The RGB value is 200, 187, 186: 200 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BBBA?: The complementary color is #BAC7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.