What color is #C8C0CC?

#C8C0CC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C0CC?

The RGB value is 200, 192, 204: 200 red, 192 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C0CC?

The complementary color is #C4CCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C0CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C0CC color

#C8C0CC rgb(200, 192, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C0CC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 75.3% green and 80% blue (200, 192, 204).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 11% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#C8C0CC color codes

HEX	`#C8C0CC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 192, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 75.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 11%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.66, 4.99, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.66, 7.07, 314.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.566, 54.338, 64.781)`
Decimal	`13156556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C0CC, 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 #C8C0CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C0CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #C8C0CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c0cc; }
.text { color: #c8c0cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c0cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 192 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c0cc, #ccc0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C8C0CC?: #C8C0CC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C0CC?: The RGB value is 200, 192, 204: 200 red, 192 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C0CC?: The complementary color is #C4CCC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C0CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.