What color is #C0D8F0?

#C0D8F0 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Polar Opposite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0D8F0?

The RGB value is 192, 216, 240: 192 red, 216 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0D8F0?

The complementary color is #F0D8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0D8F0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0D8F0 color

#C0D8F0 rgb(192, 216, 240)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C0D8F0 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 84.7% green and 94.1% blue (192, 216, 240).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 62% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Polar Opposite (#C2D6EC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#C0D8F0 color codes

HEX	`#C0D8F0`
RGB	`rgb(192, 216, 240)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 84.7%, 94.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 62%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 20%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.31, -2.99, -14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.31, 14.73, 258.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.018, 66.608, 92.01)`
Decimal	`12638448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0D8F0, 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 #C0D8F0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0D8F0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #C0D8F0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0d8f0; }
.text { color: #c0d8f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0d8f0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 216 240 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0d8f0, #c0c0f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0D8F0?: #C0D8F0 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Polar Opposite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0D8F0?: The RGB value is 192, 216, 240: 192 red, 216 green and 240 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0D8F0?: The complementary color is #F0D8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0D8F0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.