#C8BDBE

A color in the Black, Gray, White family

#c8bdbe is a color in the Black, Gray, White family: RGB(200, 189, 190), HSL(355°, 9%, 76%), CMYK(0%, 5%, 5%, 22%). Closest named color: silver. Contrast is 1.83:1 on white and 11.48:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#c8bdbe
RGBrgb(200 189 190)
RGB (legacy)rgb(200, 189, 190)
RGB %rgb(78% 74% 75%)
HSLhsl(355 9% 76%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355, 5%, 78%)
HWBhwb(355 74% 22%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 22%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(77.55 4.14 0.96)
LCHlch(77.55 4.25 13.01)
OKLaboklab(0.8077 0.0123 0.0024)
OKLCHoklch(0.8077 0.0125 11.06)
Decimal13155774

Properties

Color ToneBlack, Gray, White
Closest named colorsilver ΔE 1.2
Closest web-safe color#cccccc
Hue355°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)9% / 5%
Lightness (HSL)76%
Brightness or Value (HSV)78%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)75% / 75%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5239
Red / Green / Blue200 / 189 / 190

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.83:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
11.48:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 34.3 / -68.3 · As background with white / black text: Lc -38.4 / 69.6

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #c8bdbe;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(80.77% 0.0125 11.06);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(200 189 190 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#c8bdbe] text-[#c8bdbe] border-[#c8bdbe]">