What color is #C8D6D2?

#C8D6D2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8D6D2?

The RGB value is 200, 214, 210: 200 red, 214 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D6D2?

The complementary color is #D6C8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D6D2?

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.

#C8D6D2 color

#C8D6D2 rgb(200, 214, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8D6D2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 83.9% green and 82.4% blue (200, 214, 210).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 15% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C8D6D2 color codes

HEX	`#C8D6D2`
RGB	`rgb(200, 214, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 83.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 15%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.5, -5.46, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.5, 5.47, 176.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.496, 65.025, 70.377)`
Decimal	`13162194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D6D2, 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 #C8D6D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D6D2 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 #C8D6D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d6d2; }
.text { color: #c8d6d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d6d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 214 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d6d2, #c8d3d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8D6D2?: #C8D6D2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8D6D2?: The RGB value is 200, 214, 210: 200 red, 214 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D6D2?: The complementary color is #D6C8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D6D2?: 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.