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#C8BCBC closest to Nebulous

#C8BCBC is a light gray; the closest named color is Nebulous. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 73.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(200, 188, 188)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 10% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. #C8BCBC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.38:1.

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Variations of #C8BCBC

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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#C8BCBC 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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#C8BCBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8BCBC 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 #C1BFBC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBDBC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BDBC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1BFBC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3BEBC
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CBBBBC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9BCBC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1BEBE

#C8BCBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#C8BCBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.38:1 Very good#C8BCBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8BCBC in CSS

/* Nebulous */
.color { color: #C8BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #C8BCBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8BCBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 188 188);
color: hsl(0 10% 76%);
color: oklch(0.805 0.014 17.4);

#C8BCBC FAQ

What color is #C8BCBC?

#C8BCBC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Nebulous. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C8BCBC?

#C8BCBC is rgb(200, 188, 188) in RGB, hsl(0, 10%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8BCBC?

The complementary color of #C8BCBC is #BCC8C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8BCBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8BCBC: 11.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8BCBC a warm or cool color?

#C8BCBC is a neutral color.