What color is #C8CDC9?

#C8CDC9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CDC9?

The RGB value is 200, 205, 201: 200 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CDC9?

The complementary color is #CDC8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CDC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CDC9 color

#C8CDC9 rgb(200, 205, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CDC9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.4% green and 78.8% blue (200, 205, 201).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 5% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ghost Whisperer (#CBD1D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#C8CDC9 color codes

HEX	`#C8CDC9`
RGB	`rgb(200, 205, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 80.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 5%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 2%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.92, -2.44, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.92, 2.81, 150.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.192, 60.159, 63.899)`
Decimal	`13159881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CDC9, 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 #C8CDC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CDC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #C8CDC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cdc9; }
.text { color: #c8cdc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cdc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 205 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cdc9, #c8cdcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CDC9?: #C8CDC9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost Whisperer. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CDC9?: The RGB value is 200, 205, 201: 200 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CDC9?: The complementary color is #CDC8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CDC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.