What color is #C0CADF?

#C0CADF 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 #C0CADF?

The RGB value is 192, 202, 223: 192 red, 202 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CADF?

The complementary color is #DFD5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CADF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CADF color

#C0CADF rgb(192, 202, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CADF is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 79.2% green and 87.5% blue (192, 202, 223).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 33% 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#C0CADF color codes

HEX	`#C0CADF`
RGB	`rgb(192, 202, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 79.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.17, 0.78, -11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.17, 11.59, 273.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.175, 58.774, 78.183)`
Decimal	`12634847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CADF, 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 #C0CADF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CADF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #C0CADF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cadf; }
.text { color: #c0cadf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cadf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 202 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cadf, #c5c0df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0CADF?: #C0CADF 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 #C0CADF?: The RGB value is 192, 202, 223: 192 red, 202 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CADF?: The complementary color is #DFD5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CADF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.