What color is #C8D1B4?

#C8D1B4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8D1B4?

The RGB value is 200, 209, 180: 200 red, 209 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D1B4?

The complementary color is #BDB4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D1B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8D1B4 color

#C8D1B4 rgb(200, 209, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8D1B4 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 82% green and 70.6% blue (200, 209, 180).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 24% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#C8D1B4 color codes

HEX	`#C8D1B4`
RGB	`rgb(200, 209, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 82%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 24%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.47, -8.16, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.47, 15.65, 121.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.857, 61.176, 52.089)`
Decimal	`13160884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D1B4, 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 #C8D1B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D1B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	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 #C8D1B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d1b4; }
.text { color: #c8d1b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d1b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 209 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d1b4, #bad1b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8D1B4?: #C8D1B4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8D1B4?: The RGB value is 200, 209, 180: 200 red, 209 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D1B4?: The complementary color is #BDB4D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D1B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.