What color is #C5D8E9?

#C5D8E9 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Snowy Summit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Snowy Summit?

The RGB value is 197, 216, 233: 197 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Snowy Summit?

The complementary color is #E9D6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Snowy Summit color: hex code #C5D8E9

#C5D8E9 rgb(197, 216, 233)

Shades of blue

Snowy Summit has the hex code #C5D8E9. It is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 84.7% green and 91.4% blue (197, 216, 233).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

Snowy Summit (#C5D8E9) color codes

HEX	`#C5D8E9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 216, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 84.7%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.44, -2.92, -10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.44, 10.89, 254.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.286, 66.864, 86.699)`
Decimal	`12966121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Snowy Summit, 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 #C5D8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #C5D8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d8e9; }
.text { color: #c5d8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 216 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d8e9, #c5c6e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

See #C5D8E9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C5D8E9?: #C5D8E9 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Snowy Summit. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Snowy Summit?: The RGB value is 197, 216, 233: 197 red, 216 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Snowy Summit?: The complementary color is #E9D6C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.