What color is #C8DCC6?

#C8DCC6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8DCC6?

The RGB value is 200, 220, 198: 200 red, 220 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8DCC6?

The complementary color is #DAC6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8DCC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8DCC6 color

#C8DCC6 rgb(200, 220, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8DCC6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 86.3% green and 77.6% blue (200, 220, 198).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#C8DCC6 color codes

HEX	`#C8DCC6`
RGB	`rgb(200, 220, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 86.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.78, -10.72, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.78, 13.71, 141.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.604, 67.542, 63.312)`
Decimal	`13163718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8DCC6, 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 #C8DCC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8DCC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #C8DCC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8dcc6; }
.text { color: #c8dcc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8dcc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 220 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8dcc6, #c6dccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C8DCC6?: #C8DCC6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8DCC6?: The RGB value is 200, 220, 198: 200 red, 220 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8DCC6?: The complementary color is #DAC6DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8DCC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.