What color is #C1C8E0?

#C1C8E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C8E0?

The RGB value is 193, 200, 224: 193 red, 200 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C8E0?

The complementary color is #E0D9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C8E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C8E0 color

#C1C8E0 rgb(193, 200, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C8E0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 78.4% green and 87.8% blue (193, 200, 224).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 33% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#C1C8E0 color codes

HEX	`#C1C8E0`
RGB	`rgb(193, 200, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 78.4%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 33%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 14%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 11%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.75, 2.37, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.75, 12.93, 280.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.098, 58.027, 78.751)`
Decimal	`12699872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C8E0, 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 #C1C8E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C8E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #C1C8E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c8e0; }
.text { color: #c1c8e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c8e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 200 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c8e0, #cac1e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C1C8E0?: #C1C8E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C8E0?: The RGB value is 193, 200, 224: 193 red, 200 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C8E0?: The complementary color is #E0D9C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C8E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.