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#C8DBDD Shark

#C8DBDD is a very light gray named Shark. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 85.9% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(200, 219, 221)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 24% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #C8DBDD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.63:1.

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Variations of #C8DBDD

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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#C8DBDD 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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#C8DBDD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8DBDD 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 #D4D6DD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D9DD
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D9DD
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D4D6DD
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D1D8DD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2DDDC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6DCDC
  • 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 #D4D8D9

#C8DBDD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.44:1 Very poor#C8DBDD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.63:1 Super#C8DBDD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8DBDD in CSS

/* Shark */
.color { color: #C8DBDD; }
.background { background-color: #C8DBDD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8DBDD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 219 221);
color: hsl(186 24% 83%);
color: oklch(0.878 0.021 204.4);

#C8DBDD FAQ

What color is #C8DBDD?

#C8DBDD 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 #C8DBDD?

#C8DBDD is rgb(200, 219, 221) in RGB, hsl(186, 24%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8DBDD?

The complementary color of #C8DBDD is #DDCAC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8DBDD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8DBDD: 14.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8DBDD a warm or cool color?

#C8DBDD is a neutral color.