What color is #C9C8D2?

#C9C8D2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9C8D2?

The RGB value is 201, 200, 210: 201 red, 200 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9C8D2?

The complementary color is #D1D2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9C8D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9C8D2 color

#C9C8D2 rgb(201, 200, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C9C8D2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 78.4% green and 82.4% blue (201, 200, 210).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 10% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#C9C8D2 color codes

HEX	`#C9C8D2`
RGB	`rgb(201, 200, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 78.4%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 10%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 5%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.95, 2.21, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.95, 5.33, 294.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.372, 58.379, 69.259)`
Decimal	`13224146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9C8D2, 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 #C9C8D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9C8D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #C9C8D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9c8d2; }
.text { color: #c9c8d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9c8d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 200 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9c8d2, #cec8d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C9C8D2?: #C9C8D2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9C8D2?: The RGB value is 201, 200, 210: 201 red, 200 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9C8D2?: The complementary color is #D1D2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9C8D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.