What color is #C8CBBE?

#C8CBBE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CBBE?

The RGB value is 200, 203, 190: 200 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CBBE?

The complementary color is #C1BECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CBBE color

#C8CBBE rgb(200, 203, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CBBE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.6% green and 74.5% blue (200, 203, 190).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#C8CBBE color codes

HEX	`#C8CBBE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 203, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 79.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.13, -3.36, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.13, 6.98, 118.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.468, 58.709, 57.168)`
Decimal	`13159358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CBBE, 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 #C8CBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #C8CBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cbbe; }
.text { color: #c8cbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 203 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cbbe, #c2cbbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CBBE?: #C8CBBE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CBBE?: The RGB value is 200, 203, 190: 200 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CBBE?: The complementary color is #C1BECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.