What color is #C0CED7?

#C0CED7 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 #C0CED7?

The RGB value is 192, 206, 215: 192 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0CED7?

The complementary color is #D7C9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0CED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0CED7 color

#C0CED7 rgb(192, 206, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0CED7 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 80.8% green and 84.3% blue (192, 206, 215).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 22% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Polished Silver (#C5D1DA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#C0CED7 color codes

HEX	`#C0CED7`
RGB	`rgb(192, 206, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 80.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 22%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.98, -2.96, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.98, 6.77, 244.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.073, 60.255, 72.953)`
Decimal	`12635863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0CED7, 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 #C0CED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0CED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #C0CED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0ced7; }
.text { color: #c0ced7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0ced7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 206 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0ced7, #c0c3d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0CED7?: #C0CED7 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 #C0CED7?: The RGB value is 192, 206, 215: 192 red, 206 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0CED7?: The complementary color is #D7C9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0CED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.