What color is #C8CFD7?

#C8CFD7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8CFD7?

The RGB value is 200, 207, 215: 200 red, 207 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8CFD7?

The complementary color is #D7D0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8CFD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8CFD7 color

#C8CFD7 rgb(200, 207, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8CFD7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 81.2% green and 84.3% blue (200, 207, 215).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 16% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Memory Lane (#C7D1DB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#C8CFD7 color codes

HEX	`#C8CFD7`
RGB	`rgb(200, 207, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 81.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 16%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.81, -0.86, -4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.81, 4.86, 259.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.396, 61.811, 73.131)`
Decimal	`13160407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8CFD7, 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 #C8CFD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8CFD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #C8CFD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8cfd7; }
.text { color: #c8cfd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8cfd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 207 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8cfd7, #c9c8d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8CFD7?: #C8CFD7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8CFD7?: The RGB value is 200, 207, 215: 200 red, 207 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8CFD7?: The complementary color is #D7D0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8CFD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.