What color is #C0C8DC?

#C0C8DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0C8DC?

The RGB value is 192, 200, 220: 192 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0C8DC?

The complementary color is #DCD4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0C8DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0C8DC color

#C0C8DC rgb(192, 200, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0C8DC is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 78.4% green and 86.3% blue (192, 200, 220).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 29% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#C0C8DC color codes

HEX	`#C0C8DC`
RGB	`rgb(192, 200, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 78.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 29%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.56, 1.22, -10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.56, 10.93, 276.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.308, 57.682, 75.916)`
Decimal	`12634332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0C8DC, 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 #C0C8DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0C8DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #C0C8DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0c8dc; }
.text { color: #c0c8dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0c8dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 200 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0c8dc, #c6c0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0C8DC?: #C0C8DC is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0C8DC?: The RGB value is 192, 200, 220: 192 red, 200 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0C8DC?: The complementary color is #DCD4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0C8DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.