What color is #C8D7CB?

#C8D7CB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8D7CB?

The RGB value is 200, 215, 203: 200 red, 215 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D7CB?

The complementary color is #D7C8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D7CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8D7CB color

#C8D7CB rgb(200, 215, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8D7CB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 84.3% green and 79.6% blue (200, 215, 203).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 16% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#C8D7CB color codes

HEX	`#C8D7CB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 215, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 84.3%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 16%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.58, -7.27, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.58, 8.39, 150.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.897, 65.192, 65.969)`
Decimal	`13162443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D7CB, 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 #C8D7CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D7CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #C8D7CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d7cb; }
.text { color: #c8d7cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d7cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 215 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d7cb, #c8d7d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8D7CB?: #C8D7CB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8D7CB?: The RGB value is 200, 215, 203: 200 red, 215 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D7CB?: The complementary color is #D7C8D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D7CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.