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#C8CDCE Where There Is Smoke

#C8CDCE 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 80.8% blue (rgb(200, 205, 206)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 6% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #C8CDCE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.08:1.

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Variations of #C8CDCE

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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#C8CDCE 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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#C8CDCE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CDCE 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 #CBCCCE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCCDCE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBCDCE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBCCCE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CACCCE
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C7CECD
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7CDCE
  • 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 #CBCCCD

#C8CDCE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#C8CDCE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.08:1 Super#C8CDCE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CDCE in CSS

/* Where There Is Smoke */
.color { color: #C8CDCE; }
.background { background-color: #C8CDCE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CDCE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 205 206);
color: hsl(190 6% 80%);
color: oklch(0.845 0.006 211.0);

#C8CDCE FAQ

What color is #C8CDCE?

#C8CDCE 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 #C8CDCE?

#C8CDCE is rgb(200, 205, 206) in RGB, hsl(190, 6%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(3%, 0%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CDCE?

The complementary color of #C8CDCE is #CEC9C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CDCE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CDCE: 13.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CDCE a warm or cool color?

#C8CDCE is a neutral color.