What color is #C0DCDD?

#C0DCDD 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 #C0DCDD?

The RGB value is 192, 220, 221: 192 red, 220 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0DCDD?

The complementary color is #DDC1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0DCDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0DCDD color

#C0DCDD rgb(192, 220, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C0DCDD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 86.3% green and 86.7% blue (192, 220, 221).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 30% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#C0DCDD color codes

HEX	`#C0DCDD`
RGB	`rgb(192, 220, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 86.3%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 30%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.81, -9.03, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.81, 9.72, 201.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.379, 67.612, 78.262)`
Decimal	`12639453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0DCDD, 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 #C0DCDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0DCDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	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 #C0DCDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0dcdd; }
.text { color: #c0dcdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0dcdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 220 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0dcdd, #c0cedd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C0DCDD?: #C0DCDD 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 #C0DCDD?: The RGB value is 192, 220, 221: 192 red, 220 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0DCDD?: The complementary color is #DDC1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0DCDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.