What color is #C8D5DC?

#C8D5DC 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 #C8D5DC?

The RGB value is 200, 213, 220: 200 red, 213 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D5DC?

The complementary color is #DCCFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D5DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8D5DC color

#C8D5DC rgb(200, 213, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8D5DC is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 83.5% green and 86.3% blue (200, 213, 220).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 22% 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#C8D5DC color codes

HEX	`#C8D5DC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 213, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 83.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 22%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.5, -3.02, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.5, 5.8, 238.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.529, 65.034, 77.06)`
Decimal	`13161948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D5DC, 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 #C8D5DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D5DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #C8D5DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d5dc; }
.text { color: #c8d5dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d5dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 213 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d5dc, #c8cbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8D5DC?: #C8D5DC 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 #C8D5DC?: The RGB value is 200, 213, 220: 200 red, 213 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D5DC?: The complementary color is #DCCFC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D5DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.