What color is #C8BBC4?

#C8BBC4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BBC4?

The RGB value is 200, 187, 196: 200 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BBC4?

The complementary color is #BBC8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BBC4 color

#C8BBC4 rgb(200, 187, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8BBC4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.3% green and 76.9% blue (200, 187, 196).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#C8BBC4 color codes

HEX	`#C8BBC4`
RGB	`rgb(200, 187, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 73.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.16, 6.19, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.16, 6.83, 335.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.552, 51.806, 59.498)`
Decimal	`13155268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BBC4, 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 #C8BBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #C8BBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bbc4; }
.text { color: #c8bbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 187 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bbc4, #c8bbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C8BBC4?: #C8BBC4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BBC4?: The RGB value is 200, 187, 196: 200 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BBC4?: The complementary color is #BBC8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.