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#C8CBCE Where There Is Smoke

#C8CBCE is a light gray named Where There Is Smoke. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 79.6% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(200, 203, 206)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 6% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #C8CBCE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.89:1.

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Variations of #C8CBCE

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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#C8CBCE 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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#C8CBCE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CBCE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C9CACE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CACBCE
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9CBCE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C9CACE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9CBCE
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7CCCC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C8CBCD
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CACBCB

#C8CBCE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#C8CBCE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.89:1 Super#C8CBCE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CBCE in CSS

/* Where There Is Smoke */
.color { color: #C8CBCE; }
.background { background-color: #C8CBCE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CBCE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 203 206);
color: hsl(210 6% 80%);
color: oklch(0.841 0.005 247.9);

#C8CBCE FAQ

What color is #C8CBCE?

#C8CBCE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C8CBCE?

#C8CBCE is rgb(200, 203, 206) in RGB, hsl(210, 6%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 1%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CBCE?

The complementary color of #C8CBCE is #CECBC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CBCE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CBCE: 12.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CBCE a warm or cool color?

#C8CBCE is a neutral color.