What color is #C0CADE?

#C0CADE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CADE?

The RGB value is 192, 202, 222: 192 red, 202 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CADE?

The complementary color is #DED4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CADE color

#C0CADE rgb(192, 202, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CADE is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.2% green and 87.1% blue (192, 202, 222).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 31% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#C0CADE color codes

HEX	`#C0CADE`
RGB	`rgb(192, 202, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 31%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.14, 0.57, -11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.14, 11.09, 272.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.041, 58.721, 77.475)`
Decimal	`12634846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CADE, 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 #C0CADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #C0CADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cade; }
.text { color: #c0cade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 202 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cade, #c5c0de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0CADE?: #C0CADE is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CADE?: The RGB value is 192, 202, 222: 192 red, 202 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CADE?: The complementary color is #DED4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.