What color is #C8BFB3?

#C8BFB3 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 #C8BFB3?

The RGB value is 200, 191, 179: 200 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BFB3?

The complementary color is #B3BCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BFB3 color

#C8BFB3 rgb(200, 191, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8BFB3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.9% green and 70.2% blue (200, 191, 179).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#C8BFB3 color codes

HEX	`#C8BFB3`
RGB	`rgb(200, 191, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, 1.08, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 7.26, 81.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.586, 52.796, 50.165)`
Decimal	`13156275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BFB3, 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 #C8BFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #C8BFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bfb3; }
.text { color: #c8bfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 191 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bfb3, #c7c8b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #C8BFB3?: #C8BFB3 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 #C8BFB3?: The RGB value is 200, 191, 179: 200 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BFB3?: The complementary color is #B3BCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.