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#C8CED7 Steel Mist

#C8CED7 is a light gray named Steel Mist. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.8% green and 84.3% blue (rgb(200, 206, 215)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 16% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. #C8CED7 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.27:1.

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Variations of #C8CED7

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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#C8CED7 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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#C8CED7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CED7 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 #CACDD7
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBCED7
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CACED7
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CACDD7
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9CDD7
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5D0D1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7CFD4
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCCED0

#C8CED7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.58:1 Very poor#C8CED7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.27:1 Super#C8CED7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CED7 in CSS

/* Steel Mist */
.color { color: #C8CED7; }
.background { background-color: #C8CED7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CED7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 206 215);
color: hsl(216 16% 81%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.014 258.3);

#C8CED7 FAQ

What color is #C8CED7?

#C8CED7 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Steel Mist. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C8CED7?

#C8CED7 is rgb(200, 206, 215) in RGB, hsl(216, 16%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CED7?

The complementary color of #C8CED7 is #D7D1C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CED7?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CED7: 13.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CED7 a warm or cool color?

#C8CED7 is a neutral color.