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#C8C8CC Nimbus Cloud

#C8C8CC is a light gray named Nimbus Cloud. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 78.4% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(200, 200, 204)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 4% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #C8C8CC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.59:1.

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Variations of #C8C8CC

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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#C8C8CC 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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#C8C8CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8C8CC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7C8CC
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C8CC
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C8CC
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7C8CC
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7C8CC
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7C9C9
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C8C8CB
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C8C9

#C8C8CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#C8C8CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.59:1 Super#C8C8CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8C8CC in CSS

/* Nimbus Cloud */
.color { color: #C8C8CC; }
.background { background-color: #C8C8CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8C8CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 200 204);
color: hsl(240 4% 79%);
color: oklch(0.834 0.006 286.3);

#C8C8CC FAQ

What color is #C8C8CC?

#C8C8CC is a light gray. Its closest named color is Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C8C8CC?

#C8C8CC is rgb(200, 200, 204) in RGB, hsl(240, 4%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8C8CC?

The complementary color of #C8C8CC is #CCCCC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8C8CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8C8CC: 12.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8C8CC a warm or cool color?

#C8C8CC is a neutral color.