What color is #C8C5C2?

#C8C5C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C5C2?

The RGB value is 200, 197, 194: 200 red, 197 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C5C2?

The complementary color is #C2C5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C5C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C5C2 color

#C8C5C2 rgb(200, 197, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C5C2 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 77.3% green and 76.1% blue (200, 197, 194).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 5% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#C8C5C2 color codes

HEX	`#C8C5C2`
RGB	`rgb(200, 197, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 77.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 3%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.67, 0.5, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.67, 1.93, 75.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.522, 56.107, 59.039)`
Decimal	`13157826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C5C2, 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 #C8C5C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C5C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #C8C5C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c5c2; }
.text { color: #c8c5c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c5c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 197 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c5c2, #c8c8c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8C5C2?: #C8C5C2 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C5C2?: The RGB value is 200, 197, 194: 200 red, 197 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C5C2?: The complementary color is #C2C5C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C5C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.