What color is #C8C0BF?

#C8C0BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C0BF?

The RGB value is 200, 192, 191: 200 red, 192 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C0BF?

The complementary color is #BFC7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C0BF color

#C8C0BF rgb(200, 192, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C0BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 75.3% green and 74.9% blue (200, 192, 191).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 8% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#C8C0BF color codes

HEX	`#C8C0BF`
RGB	`rgb(200, 192, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 75.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 8%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, 2.62, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 3.02, 29.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.072, 53.741, 56.91)`
Decimal	`13156543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C0BF, 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 #C8C0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #C8C0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c0bf; }
.text { color: #c8c0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 192 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c0bf, #c8c4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8C0BF?: #C8C0BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C0BF?: The RGB value is 200, 192, 191: 200 red, 192 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C0BF?: The complementary color is #BFC7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.