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#C8AEAD closest to Garden Snail

#C8AEAD is a light gray; the closest named color is Garden Snail. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 68.2% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(200, 174, 173)). Its HSL value is 2° hue, 20% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. #C8AEAD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.11:1.

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Variations of #C8AEAD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C8AEAD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C8AEAD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8AEAD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8B6AD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B1AD
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9B1AD
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8B6AD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDB3AD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CEACAE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBADAD
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9B2B2

#C8AEAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.08:1 Very poor#C8AEAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.11:1 Very good#C8AEAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8AEAD in CSS

/* Garden Snail */
.color { color: #C8AEAD; }
.background { background-color: #C8AEAD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8AEAD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 174 173);
color: hsl(2 20% 73%);
color: oklch(0.773 0.030 20.5);

#C8AEAD FAQ

What color is #C8AEAD?

#C8AEAD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C8AEAD?

#C8AEAD is rgb(200, 174, 173) in RGB, hsl(2, 20%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8AEAD?

The complementary color of #C8AEAD is #ADC7C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8AEAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8AEAD: 10.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8AEAD a warm or cool color?

#C8AEAD is a neutral color.