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#C8CDCD Where There Is Smoke

#C8CDCD is a light gray named Where There Is Smoke. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(200, 205, 205)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 5% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #C8CDCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.07:1.

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Variations of #C8CDCD

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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#C8CDCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

C8CDCDCDC8C8
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

C8CDCDCDC8CBCDCBC8
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

C8CDCDC8CDCBC8CBCD
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

C8CDCDCDC8CDCDCDC8
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

C8CDCDC8C8CDCDC8C8CDCDC8
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

C8CDCDCBC8CDCDC8C8CBCDC8
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#C8CDCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CDCD 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 #CBCCCD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCCCCD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBCDCD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBCCCD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CACCCD
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7CDCD
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7CDCD
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBCCCC

#C8CDCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#C8CDCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.07:1 Super#C8CDCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CDCD in CSS

/* Where There Is Smoke */
.color { color: #C8CDCD; }
.background { background-color: #C8CDCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CDCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 205 205);
color: hsl(180 5% 79%);
color: oklch(0.844 0.005 197.1);

#C8CDCD FAQ

What color is #C8CDCD?

#C8CDCD 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 #C8CDCD?

#C8CDCD is rgb(200, 205, 205) in RGB, hsl(180, 5%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CDCD?

The complementary color of #C8CDCD is #CDC8C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CDCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CDCD: 13.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CDCD a warm or cool color?

#C8CDCD is a neutral color.