What color is #C8BDAE?

#C8BDAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8BDAE?

The RGB value is 200, 189, 174: 200 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BDAE?

The complementary color is #AEB9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BDAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BDAE color

#C8BDAE rgb(200, 189, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8BDAE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.1% green and 68.2% blue (200, 189, 174).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#C8BDAE color codes

HEX	`#C8BDAE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 189, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.12, 1.32, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.12, 9.06, 81.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.656, 51.731, 47.405)`
Decimal	`13155758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BDAE, 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 #C8BDAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BDAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #C8BDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bdae; }
.text { color: #c8bdae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bdae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 189 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bdae, #c6c8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C8BDAE?: #C8BDAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8BDAE?: The RGB value is 200, 189, 174: 200 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BDAE?: The complementary color is #AEB9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BDAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.