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#C8DBDB Shark

#C8DBDB is a very light gray named Shark. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 85.9% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(200, 219, 219)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 21% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #C8DBDB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.61:1.

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Variations of #C8DBDB

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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#C8DBDB 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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#C8DBDB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8DBDB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D4D6DB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D9DB
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D9DB
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D4D6DB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D1D8DB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3DCDB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6DCDB
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D7D7D7
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3D8D8

#C8DBDB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#C8DBDB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.61:1 Super#C8DBDB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8DBDB in CSS

/* Shark */
.color { color: #C8DBDB; }
.background { background-color: #C8DBDB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8DBDB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 219 219);
color: hsl(180 21% 82%);
color: oklch(0.877 0.020 196.8);

#C8DBDB FAQ

What color is #C8DBDB?

#C8DBDB is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Shark. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C8DBDB?

#C8DBDB is rgb(200, 219, 219) in RGB, hsl(180, 21%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8DBDB?

The complementary color of #C8DBDB is #DBC8C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8DBDB?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8DBDB: 14.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8DBDB a warm or cool color?

#C8DBDB is a neutral color.