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#C8BBB2 Smooth Pebbles

#C8BBB2 is a light gray named Smooth Pebbles. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.3% green and 69.8% blue (rgb(200, 187, 178)). Its HSL value is 25° hue, 17% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black. #C8BBB2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.21:1.

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Variations of #C8BBB2

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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#C8BBB2 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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#C8BBB2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8BBB2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2BEB2
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBCB1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BCB2
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2BEB2
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4BDB2
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CDB9B8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CABAB5
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0BDBB

#C8BBB2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#C8BBB2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.21:1 Very good#C8BBB2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8BBB2 in CSS

/* Smooth Pebbles */
.color { color: #C8BBB2; }
.background { background-color: #C8BBB2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8BBB2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 187 178);
color: hsl(25 17% 74%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.019 57.1);

#C8BBB2 FAQ

What color is #C8BBB2?

#C8BBB2 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C8BBB2?

#C8BBB2 is rgb(200, 187, 178) in RGB, hsl(25, 17%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8BBB2?

The complementary color of #C8BBB2 is #B2BFC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8BBB2?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8BBB2: 11.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8BBB2 a warm or cool color?

#C8BBB2 is a neutral color.