What color is #C8C5C0?

#C8C5C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C5C0?

The RGB value is 200, 197, 192: 200 red, 197 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C5C0?

The complementary color is #C0C3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C5C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C5C0 color

#C8C5C0 rgb(200, 197, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C5C0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 77.3% green and 75.3% blue (200, 197, 192).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 7% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Haze (#CEC9C3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#C8C5C0 color codes

HEX	`#C8C5C0`
RGB	`rgb(200, 197, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 77.3%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 7%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.62, 0.14, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.62, 2.87, 87.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.299, 56.018, 57.864)`
Decimal	`13157824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C5C0, 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 #C8C5C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C5C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #C8C5C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c5c0; }
.text { color: #c8c5c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c5c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 197 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c5c0, #c7c8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8C5C0?: #C8C5C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C5C0?: The RGB value is 200, 197, 192: 200 red, 197 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C5C0?: The complementary color is #C0C3C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C5C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.