What color is #C8DBCD?

#C8DBCD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8DBCD?

The RGB value is 200, 219, 205: 200 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8DBCD?

The complementary color is #DBC8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8DBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8DBCD color

#C8DBCD rgb(200, 219, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8DBCD is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 85.9% green and 80.4% blue (200, 219, 205).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#C8DBCD color codes

HEX	`#C8DBCD`
RGB	`rgb(200, 219, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 85.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.68, -8.96, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.68, 10.12, 152.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.168, 67.349, 67.576)`
Decimal	`13163469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8DBCD, 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 #C8DBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8DBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #C8DBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8dbcd; }
.text { color: #c8dbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8dbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 219 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8dbcd, #c8dbd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C8DBCD?: #C8DBCD is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8DBCD?: The RGB value is 200, 219, 205: 200 red, 219 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8DBCD?: The complementary color is #DBC8D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8DBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.