What color is #C8CEB6?

#C8CEB6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CEB6?

The RGB value is 200, 206, 182: 200 red, 206 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CEB6?

The complementary color is #BCB6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CEB6 color

#C8CEB6 rgb(200, 206, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CEB6 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.8% green and 71.4% blue (200, 206, 182).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#C8CEB6 color codes

HEX	`#C8CEB6`
RGB	`rgb(200, 206, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 80.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.73, -6.28, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.73, 12.88, 119.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.333, 59.799, 52.927)`
Decimal	`13160118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CEB6, 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 #C8CEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #C8CEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8ceb6; }
.text { color: #c8ceb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8ceb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 206 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8ceb6, #bcceb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8CEB6?: #C8CEB6 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CEB6?: The RGB value is 200, 206, 182: 200 red, 206 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CEB6?: The complementary color is #BCB6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.