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#C8ACBA Color

#C8ACBA is rgb(200, 172, 186) in RGB, hsl(330, 20%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C8ACBA
HEX#C8ACBA
RGBrgb(200, 172, 186)
HSLhsl(330, 20%, 73%)
HSVhsv(330, 14%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.037 346.4)
LABlab(73.16% 12.25 -3.23)
LCHlch(73.16% 12.66 345.22)

What #C8ACBA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C8ACBA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.96Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 7.08Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 7.98Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.13Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 8.59Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.09

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#C8ACBA Channel Values

How #C8ACBA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 200 · G 172 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 20% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 14% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 7% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C8ACBA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C8ACBA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C8ACBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C8ACBA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C8ACBA
Complementary
#ACC8BA
Analogous
#C8ACC8
Analogous
#C8ACAC
Triadic
#BAC8AC
Triadic
#ACBAC8
Split comp.
#ACC8AC
Split comp.
#ACC8C8

Tints & Shades of #C8ACBA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0B9C4
#D6C2CC
#DECED6
#E4D7DE
#EDE3E8
#F3EDF0

Shades

#B48EA1
#9F6F87
#84586E
#684557
#49313D
#2B1D24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C8ACBA.

How #C8ACBA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C8ACBA
Protanopia#B1B1BA
Protanomaly#BBAFBA
Deuteranopia#B6B6B9
Deuteranomaly#BDB2BA
Tritanopia#C6AEAE
Tritanomaly#C7ADB3
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C8ACBA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c8acba: #C8ACBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C8ACBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c8acba': '#C8ACBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.675, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_c8acba">#C8ACBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C8ACBA"

More Pink Colors

#C8ACBA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C8ACBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C8ACBA?

#C8ACBA is a light pink — rgb(200, 172, 186) in RGB and hsl(330, 20%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #C8ACBA?

#C8ACBA is rgb(200, 172, 186) — red 200, green 172, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C8ACBA?

#C8ACBA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C8ACBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C8ACBA scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C8ACBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C8ACBA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.