What color is #C0CDD7?

#C0CDD7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0CDD7?

The RGB value is 192, 205, 215: 192 red, 205 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CDD7?

The complementary color is #D7CAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CDD7 color

#C0CDD7 rgb(192, 205, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CDD7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 80.4% green and 84.3% blue (192, 205, 215).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 22% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Polished Silver (#C5D1DA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#C0CDD7 color codes

HEX	`#C0CDD7`
RGB	`rgb(192, 205, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 80.4%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 22%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.72, -2.44, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.72, 6.91, 249.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.833, 59.775, 72.873)`
Decimal	`12635607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CDD7, 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 #C0CDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #C0CDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0cdd7; }
.text { color: #c0cdd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0cdd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 205 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0cdd7, #c0c2d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0CDD7?: #C0CDD7 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0CDD7?: The RGB value is 192, 205, 215: 192 red, 205 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CDD7?: The complementary color is #D7CAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.