What color is #C8BFCA?

#C8BFCA 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 #C8BFCA?

The RGB value is 200, 191, 202: 200 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8BFCA?

The complementary color is #C1CABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8BFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8BFCA color

#C8BFCA rgb(200, 191, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8BFCA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 74.9% green and 79.2% blue (200, 191, 202).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#C8BFCA color codes

HEX	`#C8BFCA`
RGB	`rgb(200, 191, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 74.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.35, 5.15, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.35, 6.77, 319.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.109, 53.805, 63.453)`
Decimal	`13156298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8BFCA, 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 #C8BFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8BFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #C8BFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8bfca; }
.text { color: #c8bfca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8bfca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 191 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8bfca, #cabfc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8BFCA?: #C8BFCA 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 #C8BFCA?: The RGB value is 200, 191, 202: 200 red, 191 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8BFCA?: The complementary color is #C1CABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8BFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.