What color is #C8CACD?

#C8CACD 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 #C8CACD?

The RGB value is 200, 202, 205: 200 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CACD?

The complementary color is #CDCBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CACD color

#C8CACD rgb(200, 202, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CACD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 80.4% blue (200, 202, 205).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 5% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#C8CACD color codes

HEX	`#C8CACD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 202, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 5%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 2%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.25, -0.13, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.25, 1.74, 265.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.957, 58.928, 66.172)`
Decimal	`13159117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CACD, 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 #C8CACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #C8CACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cacd; }
.text { color: #c8cacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 202 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cacd, #c9c8cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CACD?: #C8CACD 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 #C8CACD?: The RGB value is 200, 202, 205: 200 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CACD?: The complementary color is #CDCBC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.