What color is #C0D7E6?

#C0D7E6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Put on Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0D7E6?

The RGB value is 192, 215, 230: 192 red, 215 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0D7E6?

The complementary color is #E6CFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0D7E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0D7E6 color

#C0D7E6 rgb(192, 215, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C0D7E6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 84.3% green and 90.2% blue (192, 215, 230).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 43% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Put on Ice (#C8DDEA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#C0D7E6 color codes

HEX	`#C0D7E6`
RGB	`rgb(192, 215, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 84.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 43%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 17%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 7%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.75, -4.6, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.75, 10.96, 245.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.318, 65.519, 84.316)`
Decimal	`12638182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0D7E6, 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 #C0D7E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0D7E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #C0D7E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0d7e6; }
.text { color: #c0d7e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0d7e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 215 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0d7e6, #c0c4e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0D7E6?: #C0D7E6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Put on Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0D7E6?: The RGB value is 192, 215, 230: 192 red, 215 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0D7E6?: The complementary color is #E6CFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0D7E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.