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#C8DBDF Shark

#C8DBDF is a very light gray named Shark. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 85.9% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(200, 219, 223)). Its HSL value is 190° hue, 26% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #C8DBDF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.65:1.

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Variations of #C8DBDF

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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#C8DBDF 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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#C8DBDF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8DBDF 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 #D3D6DF
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D9DF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3D9DF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3D6DF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0D8DF
  • 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 #C6DCDE
  • 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

#C8DBDF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#C8DBDF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.65:1 Super#C8DBDF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8DBDF in CSS

/* Shark */
.color { color: #C8DBDF; }
.background { background-color: #C8DBDF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8DBDF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 219 223);
color: hsl(190 26% 83%);
color: oklch(0.878 0.021 211.8);

#C8DBDF FAQ

What color is #C8DBDF?

#C8DBDF 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 #C8DBDF?

#C8DBDF is rgb(200, 219, 223) in RGB, hsl(190, 26%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8DBDF?

The complementary color of #C8DBDF is #DFCCC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8DBDF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8DBDF: 14.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8DBDF a warm or cool color?

#C8DBDF is a neutral color.