What color is #C8C1C4?

#C8C1C4 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 #C8C1C4?

The RGB value is 200, 193, 196: 200 red, 193 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C1C4?

The complementary color is #C1C8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C1C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C1C4 color

#C8C1C4 rgb(200, 193, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C1C4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 75.7% green and 76.9% blue (200, 193, 196).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 6% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#C8C1C4 color codes

HEX	`#C8C1C4`
RGB	`rgb(200, 193, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 75.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 6%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, 2.98, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 3.05, 347.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.852, 54.405, 59.931)`
Decimal	`13156804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C1C4, 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 #C8C1C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C1C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #C8C1C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c1c4; }
.text { color: #c8c1c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c1c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 193 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c1c4, #c8c2c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8C1C4?: #C8C1C4 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 #C8C1C4?: The RGB value is 200, 193, 196: 200 red, 193 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C1C4?: The complementary color is #C1C8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C1C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.