What color is #C8D1B8?

#C8D1B8 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 #C8D1B8?

The RGB value is 200, 209, 184: 200 red, 209 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D1B8?

The complementary color is #C1B8D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D1B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8D1B8 color

#C8D1B8 rgb(200, 209, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8D1B8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 82% green and 72.2% blue (200, 209, 184).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#C8D1B8 color codes

HEX	`#C8D1B8`
RGB	`rgb(200, 209, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 82%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.56, -7.5, 11.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.56, 13.61, 123.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.27, 61.341, 54.266)`
Decimal	`13160888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D1B8, 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 #C8D1B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D1B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #C8D1B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d1b8; }
.text { color: #c8d1b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d1b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 209 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d1b8, #bbd1b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8D1B8?: #C8D1B8 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 #C8D1B8?: The RGB value is 200, 209, 184: 200 red, 209 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D1B8?: The complementary color is #C1B8D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D1B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.