What color is #C8D1BD?

#C8D1BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8D1BD?

The RGB value is 200, 209, 189: 200 red, 209 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D1BD?

The complementary color is #C6BDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8D1BD color

#C8D1BD rgb(200, 209, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8D1BD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 82% green and 74.1% blue (200, 209, 189).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#C8D1BD color codes

HEX	`#C8D1BD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 209, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 82%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.68, -6.65, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.68, 11.09, 126.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.804, 61.554, 57.076)`
Decimal	`13160893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D1BD, 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 #C8D1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #C8D1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d1bd; }
.text { color: #c8d1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 209 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d1bd, #bed1bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8D1BD?: #C8D1BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8D1BD?: The RGB value is 200, 209, 189: 200 red, 209 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D1BD?: The complementary color is #C6BDD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.