What color is #C8CACE?

#C8CACE 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 #C8CACE?

The RGB value is 200, 202, 206: 200 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CACE?

The complementary color is #CECCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CACE color

#C8CACE rgb(200, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CACE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (200, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 6% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#C8CACE color codes

HEX	`#C8CACE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 6%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 3%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.28, 0.06, -2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.28, 2.23, 271.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.079, 58.976, 66.81)`
Decimal	`13159118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CACE, 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 #C8CACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	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 #C8CACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cace; }
.text { color: #c8cace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cace, #c9c8ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CACE?: #C8CACE 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 #C8CACE?: The RGB value is 200, 202, 206: 200 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CACE?: The complementary color is #CECCC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.