What color is #C8CFBD?

#C8CFBD 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 #C8CFBD?

The RGB value is 200, 207, 189: 200 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CFBD?

The complementary color is #C4BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CFBD color

#C8CFBD rgb(200, 207, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CFBD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 81.2% green and 74.1% blue (200, 207, 189).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 16% saturation and 78% 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#C8CFBD color codes

HEX	`#C8CFBD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 207, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 81.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.15, -5.62, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.15, 9.87, 124.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.316, 60.579, 56.913)`
Decimal	`13160381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CFBD, 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 #C8CFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #C8CFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cfbd; }
.text { color: #c8cfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 207 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cfbd, #bfcfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CFBD?: #C8CFBD 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 #C8CFBD?: The RGB value is 200, 207, 189: 200 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CFBD?: The complementary color is #C4BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.