What color is #C8BDC1?

#C8BDC1 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 #C8BDC1?

The RGB value is 200, 189, 193: 200 red, 189 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BDC1?

The complementary color is #BDC8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BDC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BDC1 color

#C8BDC1 rgb(200, 189, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8BDC1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.1% green and 75.7% blue (200, 189, 193).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 9% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#C8BDC1 color codes

HEX	`#C8BDC1`
RGB	`rgb(200, 189, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 9%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.59, 4.57, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.59, 4.62, 352.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.641, 52.525, 57.86)`
Decimal	`13155777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BDC1, 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 #C8BDC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BDC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #C8BDC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bdc1; }
.text { color: #c8bdc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bdc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 189 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bdc1, #c8bfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8BDC1?: #C8BDC1 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 #C8BDC1?: The RGB value is 200, 189, 193: 200 red, 189 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BDC1?: The complementary color is #BDC8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BDC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.