What color is #C8CAC0?

#C8CAC0 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 #C8CAC0?

The RGB value is 200, 202, 192: 200 red, 202 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CAC0?

The complementary color is #C2C0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CAC0 color

#C8CAC0 rgb(200, 202, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CAC0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 75.3% blue (200, 202, 192).

Its hue angle is 72°, 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 12.67:1).

#C8CAC0 color codes

HEX	`#C8CAC0`
RGB	`rgb(200, 202, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.92, -2.49, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.92, 5.36, 117.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.453, 58.326, 58.248)`
Decimal	`13159104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CAC0, 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 #C8CAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #C8CAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cac0; }
.text { color: #c8cac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 202 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cac0, #c3cac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CAC0?: #C8CAC0 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 #C8CAC0?: The RGB value is 200, 202, 192: 200 red, 202 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CAC0?: The complementary color is #C2C0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.