What color is #C0CADB?

#C0CADB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CADB?

The RGB value is 192, 202, 219: 192 red, 202 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CADB?

The complementary color is #DBD1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CADB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CADB color

#C0CADB rgb(192, 202, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CADB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.2% green and 85.9% blue (192, 202, 219).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Plein Air (#B9C4D2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#C0CADB color codes

HEX	`#C0CADB`
RGB	`rgb(192, 202, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.2%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.05, -0.05, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.05, 9.6, 269.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.642, 58.561, 75.376)`
Decimal	`12634843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CADB, 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 #C0CADB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CADB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #C0CADB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cadb; }
.text { color: #c0cadb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cadb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 202 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cadb, #c4c0db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0CADB?: #C0CADB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Plein Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CADB?: The RGB value is 192, 202, 219: 192 red, 202 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CADB?: The complementary color is #DBD1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CADB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.