What color is #C8CDC7?

#C8CDC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CDC7?

The RGB value is 200, 205, 199: 200 red, 205 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CDC7?

The complementary color is #CCC7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CDC7 color

#C8CDC7 rgb(200, 205, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CDC7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.4% green and 78% blue (200, 205, 199).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 6% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.01:1).

#C8CDC7 color codes

HEX	`#C8CDC7`
RGB	`rgb(200, 205, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 80.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 6%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 3%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.87, -2.81, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.87, 3.68, 139.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.958, 60.065, 62.668)`
Decimal	`13159879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CDC7, 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 #C8CDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.01:1	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 #C8CDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cdc7; }
.text { color: #c8cdc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cdc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 205 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cdc7, #c7cdc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CDC7?: #C8CDC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CDC7?: The RGB value is 200, 205, 199: 200 red, 205 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CDC7?: The complementary color is #CCC7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.01:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.