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C8DCDA

#C8DCDA closest to Shark

#C8DCDA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Shark. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 86.3% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(200, 220, 218)). Its HSL value is 174° hue, 22% saturation and 82% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. #C8DCDA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.71:1.

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Variations of #C8DCDA

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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#C8DCDA 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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#C8DCDA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8DCDA 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 #D5D7DA
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5DADA
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5D7DA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2D8DA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3DDDB
  • 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 #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4D9D8

#C8DCDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#C8DCDA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.71:1 Super#C8DCDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8DCDA in CSS

/* Shark */
.color { color: #C8DCDA; }
.background { background-color: #C8DCDA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8DCDA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 220 218);
color: hsl(174 22% 82%);
color: oklch(0.879 0.022 189.5);

#C8DCDA FAQ

What color is #C8DCDA?

#C8DCDA 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 #C8DCDA?

#C8DCDA is rgb(200, 220, 218) in RGB, hsl(174, 22%, 82%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8DCDA?

The complementary color of #C8DCDA is #DCC8CA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8DCDA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8DCDA: 14.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8DCDA a warm or cool color?

#C8DCDA is a neutral color.