What color is #C8D8BC?

#C8D8BC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8D8BC?

The RGB value is 200, 216, 188: 200 red, 216 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D8BC?

The complementary color is #CCBCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D8BC?

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.

#C8D8BC color

#C8D8BC rgb(200, 216, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8D8BC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 84.7% green and 73.7% blue (200, 216, 188).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 26% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C8D8BC color codes

HEX	`#C8D8BC`
RGB	`rgb(200, 216, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 84.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 26%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.49, -10.41, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.49, 15.88, 130.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.451, 65.022, 57.091)`
Decimal	`13162684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D8BC, 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 #C8D8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D8BC 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 #C8D8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d8bc; }
.text { color: #c8d8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 216 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d8bc, #bcd8be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C8D8BC?: #C8D8BC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8D8BC?: The RGB value is 200, 216, 188: 200 red, 216 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D8BC?: The complementary color is #CCBCD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D8BC?: 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.