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#C8E4EB closest to Wave Splash

#C8E4EB is a very light gray; the closest named color is Wave Splash. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 89.4% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(200, 228, 235)). Its HSL value is 192° hue, 47% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #C8E4EB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.75:1.

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Variations of #C8E4EB

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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#C8E4EB 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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#C8E4EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8E4EB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9DDEB
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFE2EB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9E2EB
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9DDEB
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4E0EB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEE7E6
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C4E5E9
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DAE0E2

#C8E4EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#C8E4EB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.75:1 Super#C8E4EB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8E4EB in CSS

/* Wave Splash */
.color { color: #C8E4EB; }
.background { background-color: #C8E4EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8E4EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 228 235);
color: hsl(192 47% 85%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.031 214.5);

#C8E4EB FAQ

What color is #C8E4EB?

#C8E4EB is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Wave Splash. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C8E4EB?

#C8E4EB is rgb(200, 228, 235) in RGB, hsl(192, 47%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8E4EB?

The complementary color of #C8E4EB is #EBCFC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8E4EB?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8E4EB: 15.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8E4EB a warm or cool color?

#C8E4EB is a neutral color.