What color is #C0D1DC?

#C0D1DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0D1DC?

The RGB value is 192, 209, 220: 192 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0D1DC?

The complementary color is #DCCBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0D1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0D1DC color

#C0D1DC rgb(192, 209, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0D1DC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 82% green and 86.3% blue (192, 209, 220).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 29% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter Scene (#BECEDB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#C0D1DC color codes

HEX	`#C0D1DC`
RGB	`rgb(192, 209, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 82%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 29%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 13%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.9, -3.53, -7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.9, 8.18, 244.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.454, 61.974, 76.631)`
Decimal	`12636636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0D1DC, 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 #C0D1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0D1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #C0D1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0d1dc; }
.text { color: #c0d1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0d1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 209 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0d1dc, #c0c3dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0D1DC?: #C0D1DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Winter Scene. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0D1DC?: The RGB value is 192, 209, 220: 192 red, 209 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0D1DC?: The complementary color is #DCCBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0D1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.