What color is #C1D0DA?

#C1D0DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1D0DA?

The RGB value is 193, 208, 218: 193 red, 208 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1D0DA?

The complementary color is #DACBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1D0DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1D0DA color

#C1D0DA rgb(193, 208, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1D0DA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 81.6% green and 85.5% blue (193, 208, 218).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Polished Silver (#C5D1DA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#C1D0DA color codes

HEX	`#C1D0DA`
RGB	`rgb(193, 208, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 81.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.65, -3.09, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.65, 7.36, 245.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.2, 61.51, 75.175)`
Decimal	`12701914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1D0DA, 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 #C1D0DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1D0DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #C1D0DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1d0da; }
.text { color: #c1d0da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d0da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 208 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1d0da, #c1c3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C1D0DA?: #C1D0DA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1D0DA?: The RGB value is 193, 208, 218: 193 red, 208 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1D0DA?: The complementary color is #DACBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1D0DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.