What color is #C8C8BF?

#C8C8BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C8BF?

The RGB value is 200, 200, 191: 200 red, 200 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C8BF?

The complementary color is #BFBFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C8BF color

#C8C8BF rgb(200, 200, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C8BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 78.4% green and 74.9% blue (200, 200, 191).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#C8C8BF color codes

HEX	`#C8C8BF`
RGB	`rgb(200, 200, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 78.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.38, -1.61, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.38, 4.78, 109.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.876, 57.35, 57.511)`
Decimal	`13158591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C8BF, 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 #C8C8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #C8C8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c8bf; }
.text { color: #c8c8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 200 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c8bf, #c3c8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8C8BF?: #C8C8BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C8BF?: The RGB value is 200, 200, 191: 200 red, 200 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C8BF?: The complementary color is #BFBFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.