What color is #C8CABC?

#C8CABC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CABC?

The RGB value is 200, 202, 188: 200 red, 202 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CABC?

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

Is black or white text better on #C8CABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CABC color

#C8CABC rgb(200, 202, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CABC is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 73.7% blue (200, 202, 188).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#C8CABC color codes

HEX	`#C8CABC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 202, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.82, -3.18, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.82, 7.46, 115.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.016, 58.151, 55.946)`
Decimal	`13159100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CABC, 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 #C8CABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #C8CABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cabc; }
.text { color: #c8cabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 202 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cabc, #c1cabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8CABC?: #C8CABC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CABC?: The RGB value is 200, 202, 188: 200 red, 202 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CABC?: The complementary color is #BEBCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.