What color is #C8C6B9?

#C8C6B9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C6B9?

The RGB value is 200, 198, 185: 200 red, 198 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C6B9?

The complementary color is #B9BBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C6B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C6B9 color

#C8C6B9 rgb(200, 198, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C6B9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 77.6% green and 72.5% blue (200, 198, 185).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 12% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#C8C6B9 color codes

HEX	`#C8C6B9`
RGB	`rgb(200, 198, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 77.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 12%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.71, -1.6, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.71, 6.94, 103.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.769, 56.171, 53.952)`
Decimal	`13158073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C6B9, 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 #C8C6B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C6B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #C8C6B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c6b9; }
.text { color: #c8c6b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c6b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 198 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c6b9, #c3c8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8C6B9?: #C8C6B9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C6B9?: The RGB value is 200, 198, 185: 200 red, 198 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C6B9?: The complementary color is #B9BBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C6B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.