What color is #C8CECF?

#C8CECF is a light gray, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CECF?

The RGB value is 200, 206, 207: 200 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CECF?

The complementary color is #CFC9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CECF color

#C8CECF rgb(200, 206, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CECF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.8% green and 81.2% blue (200, 206, 207).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 7% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#C8CECF color codes

HEX	`#C8CECF`
RGB	`rgb(200, 206, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 80.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 7%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 3%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.34, -1.86, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.34, 2.22, 213.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.151, 60.927, 67.769)`
Decimal	`13160143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CECF, 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 #C8CECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #C8CECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cecf; }
.text { color: #c8cecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 206 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cecf, #c8cbcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CECF?: #C8CECF is a light gray, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CECF?: The RGB value is 200, 206, 207: 200 red, 206 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CECF?: The complementary color is #CFC9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.