What color is #C1CED3?

#C1CED3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1CED3?

The RGB value is 193, 206, 211: 193 red, 206 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1CED3?

The complementary color is #D3C6C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1CED3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1CED3 color

#C1CED3 rgb(193, 206, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1CED3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 80.8% green and 82.7% blue (193, 206, 211).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 17% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#C1CED3 color codes

HEX	`#C1CED3`
RGB	`rgb(193, 206, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 80.8%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 17%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.94, -3.43, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.94, 5.27, 229.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.819, 60.183, 70.291)`
Decimal	`12701395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1CED3, 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 #C1CED3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1CED3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #C1CED3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1ced3; }
.text { color: #c1ced3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1ced3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 206 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1ced3, #c1c5d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C1CED3?: #C1CED3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1CED3?: The RGB value is 193, 206, 211: 193 red, 206 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1CED3?: The complementary color is #D3C6C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1CED3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.