What color is #C8C9CC?

#C8C9CC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8C9CC?

The RGB value is 200, 201, 204: 200 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8C9CC?

The complementary color is #CCCBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8C9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8C9CC color

#C8C9CC rgb(200, 201, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8C9CC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 78.8% green and 80% blue (200, 201, 204).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 4% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#C8C9CC color codes

HEX	`#C8C9CC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 201, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 78.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 4%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 2%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.97, 0.21, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.97, 1.63, 277.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.603, 58.412, 65.46)`
Decimal	`13158860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8C9CC, 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 #C8C9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8C9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #C8C9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8c9cc; }
.text { color: #c8c9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8c9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 201 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8c9cc, #c9c8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C8C9CC?: #C8C9CC is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8C9CC?: The RGB value is 200, 201, 204: 200 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8C9CC?: The complementary color is #CCCBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8C9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.