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#C8AEB0 closest to Garden Snail

#C8AEB0 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 69.0% blue (rgb(200, 174, 176)). Its HSL value is 355° hue, 19% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. #C8AEB0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.14:1.

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Variations of #C8AEB0

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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#C8AEB0 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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#C8AEB0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8AEB0 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 #B8B6B0
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B1B0
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B1B0
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8B6B0
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDB3B0
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CEACAF
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CAADAF
  • 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 #B9B3B3

#C8AEB0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#C8AEB0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.14:1 Very good#C8AEB0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8AEB0 in CSS

/* Garden Snail */
.color { color: #C8AEB0; }
.background { background-color: #C8AEB0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8AEB0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 174 176);
color: hsl(355 19% 73%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.030 12.5);

#C8AEB0 FAQ

What color is #C8AEB0?

#C8AEB0 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 #C8AEB0?

#C8AEB0 is rgb(200, 174, 176) in RGB, hsl(355, 19%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8AEB0?

The complementary color of #C8AEB0 is #AEC8C6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8AEB0?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8AEB0: 10.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8AEB0 a warm or cool color?

#C8AEB0 is a neutral color.