What color is #C0DBD9?

#C0DBD9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0DBD9?

The RGB value is 192, 219, 217: 192 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0DBD9?

The complementary color is #DBC0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0DBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0DBD9 color

#C0DBD9 rgb(192, 219, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C0DBD9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 85.9% green and 85.1% blue (192, 219, 217).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#C0DBD9 color codes

HEX	`#C0DBD9`
RGB	`rgb(192, 219, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 85.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.44, -9.31, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.44, 9.53, 192.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.591, 66.878, 75.401)`
Decimal	`12639193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0DBD9, 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 #C0DBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0DBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #C0DBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0dbd9; }
.text { color: #c0dbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0dbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 219 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0dbd9, #c0d0db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0DBD9?: #C0DBD9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0DBD9?: The RGB value is 192, 219, 217: 192 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0DBD9?: The complementary color is #DBC0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0DBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.