What color is #C8CABF?

#C8CABF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CABF?

The RGB value is 200, 202, 191: 200 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CABF?

The complementary color is #C1BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CABF color

#C8CABF rgb(200, 202, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CABF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 74.9% blue (200, 202, 191).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#C8CABF color codes

HEX	`#C8CABF`
RGB	`rgb(200, 202, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.9, -2.66, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.9, 5.88, 116.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.343, 58.282, 57.667)`
Decimal	`13159103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CABF, 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 #C8CABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #C8CABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cabf; }
.text { color: #c8cabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 202 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cabf, #c3cabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CABF?: #C8CABF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CABF?: The RGB value is 200, 202, 191: 200 red, 202 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CABF?: The complementary color is #C1BFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.