What color is #C8CEBB?

#C8CEBB 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 #C8CEBB?

The RGB value is 200, 206, 187: 200 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CEBB?

The complementary color is #C1BBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CEBB color

#C8CEBB rgb(200, 206, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CEBB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.8% green and 73.3% blue (200, 206, 187).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#C8CEBB color codes

HEX	`#C8CEBB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 206, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 80.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.84, -5.44, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.84, 10.3, 121.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.859, 60.01, 55.697)`
Decimal	`13160123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CEBB, 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 #C8CEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #C8CEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cebb; }
.text { color: #c8cebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 206 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cebb, #becebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8CEBB?: #C8CEBB 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 #C8CEBB?: The RGB value is 200, 206, 187: 200 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CEBB?: The complementary color is #C1BBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.