What color is #C8CAD4?

#C8CAD4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CAD4?

The RGB value is 200, 202, 212: 200 red, 202 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CAD4?

The complementary color is #D4D2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CAD4 color

#C8CAD4 rgb(200, 202, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CAD4 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.2% green and 83.1% blue (200, 202, 212).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 12% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#C8CAD4 color codes

HEX	`#C8CAD4`
RGB	`rgb(200, 202, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 12%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 6%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.44, 1.2, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.44, 5.34, 282.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.821, 59.274, 70.722)`
Decimal	`13159124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CAD4, 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 #C8CAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #C8CAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cad4; }
.text { color: #c8cad4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cad4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 202 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cad4, #ccc8d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CAD4?: #C8CAD4 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CAD4?: The RGB value is 200, 202, 212: 200 red, 202 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CAD4?: The complementary color is #D4D2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.