What color is #C8D5DB?

#C8D5DB is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8D5DB?

The RGB value is 200, 213, 219: 200 red, 213 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D5DB?

The complementary color is #DBCEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D5DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8D5DB color

#C8D5DB rgb(200, 213, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8D5DB is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 83.5% green and 85.9% blue (200, 213, 219).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Yeti Footprint (#C7D7E0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#C8D5DB color codes

HEX	`#C8D5DB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 213, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 83.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.47, -3.22, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.47, 5.5, 234.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.397, 64.982, 76.365)`
Decimal	`13161947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D5DB, 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 #C8D5DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D5DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #C8D5DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d5db; }
.text { color: #c8d5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d5db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 213 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d5db, #c8ccdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8D5DB?: #C8D5DB is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8D5DB?: The RGB value is 200, 213, 219: 200 red, 213 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D5DB?: The complementary color is #DBCEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D5DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.