What color is #C2DDE6?

#C2DDE6 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Breezy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Breezy?

The RGB value is 194, 221, 230: 194 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Breezy?

The complementary color is #E6CBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2DDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Breezy color: hex code #C2DDE6

#C2DDE6 rgb(194, 221, 230)

Shades of blue

Breezy has the hex code #C2DDE6. It is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 86.7% green and 90.2% blue (194, 221, 230).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 42% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

Breezy (#C2DDE6) color codes

HEX	`#C2DDE6`
RGB	`rgb(194, 221, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 86.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 42%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 16%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.45, -7.08, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.45, 10.25, 226.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.384, 68.894, 84.859)`
Decimal	`12770790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Breezy, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C2DDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2DDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C2DDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2dde6; }
.text { color: #c2dde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2dde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 221 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2dde6, #c2cbe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

See #C2DDE6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C2DDE6?: #C2DDE6 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Breezy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Breezy?: The RGB value is 194, 221, 230: 194 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Breezy?: The complementary color is #E6CBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2DDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.