What color is #C8BBBF?

#C8BBBF 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 #C8BBBF?

The RGB value is 200, 187, 191: 200 red, 187 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BBBF?

The complementary color is #BBC8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BBBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BBBF color

#C8BBBF rgb(200, 187, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8BBBF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.3% green and 74.9% blue (200, 187, 191).

Its hue angle is 342°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#C8BBBF color codes

HEX	`#C8BBBF`
RGB	`rgb(200, 187, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 73.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.03, 5.29, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.03, 5.3, 356.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.993, 51.582, 56.55)`
Decimal	`13155263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BBBF, 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 #C8BBBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BBBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #C8BBBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bbbf; }
.text { color: #c8bbbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bbbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 187 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bbbf, #c8bdbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8BBBF?: #C8BBBF 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 #C8BBBF?: The RGB value is 200, 187, 191: 200 red, 187 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BBBF?: The complementary color is #BBC8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BBBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.