What color is #C8C9AB?

#C8C9AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C9AB?

The RGB value is 200, 201, 171: 200 red, 201 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C9AB?

The complementary color is #ACABC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C9AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C9AB color

#C8C9AB rgb(200, 201, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C8C9AB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 78.8% green and 67.1% blue (200, 201, 171).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 22% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#C8C9AB color codes

HEX	`#C8C9AB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 201, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 78.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 22%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, -5.47, 14.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 15.88, 110.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.056, 56.993, 46.779)`
Decimal	`13158827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C9AB, 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 #C8C9AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C9AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #C8C9AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c9ab; }
.text { color: #c8c9ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c9ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 201 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c9ab, #b9c9ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C8C9AB?: #C8C9AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C9AB?: The RGB value is 200, 201, 171: 200 red, 201 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C9AB?: The complementary color is #ACABC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C9AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.