What color is #C1CAD6?

#C1CAD6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Steel Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1CAD6?

The RGB value is 193, 202, 214: 193 red, 202 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CAD6?

The complementary color is #D6CDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CAD6 color

#C1CAD6 rgb(193, 202, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1CAD6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 79.2% green and 83.9% blue (193, 202, 214).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 20% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Steel Mist (#C6CEDA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#C1CAD6 color codes

HEX	`#C1CAD6`
RGB	`rgb(193, 202, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 79.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 20%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, -0.73, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 7.05, 264.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.248, 58.433, 71.973)`
Decimal	`12700374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CAD6, 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 #C1CAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #C1CAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1cad6; }
.text { color: #c1cad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1cad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 202 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1cad6, #c3c1d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C1CAD6?: #C1CAD6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Steel Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1CAD6?: The RGB value is 193, 202, 214: 193 red, 202 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CAD6?: The complementary color is #D6CDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.