What color is #C1D1D5?

#C1D1D5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1D1D5?

The RGB value is 193, 209, 213: 193 red, 209 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1D1D5?

The complementary color is #D5C5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1D1D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1D1D5 color

#C1D1D5 rgb(193, 209, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1D1D5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 82% green and 83.5% blue (193, 209, 213).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 19% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#C1D1D5 color codes

HEX	`#C1D1D5`
RGB	`rgb(193, 209, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 82%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 19%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 2%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.78, -4.6, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.78, 5.99, 219.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.8, 61.742, 71.863)`
Decimal	`12702165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1D1D5, 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 #C1D1D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1D1D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #C1D1D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1d1d5; }
.text { color: #c1d1d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d1d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 209 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1d1d5, #c1c7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C1D1D5?: #C1D1D5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1D1D5?: The RGB value is 193, 209, 213: 193 red, 209 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1D1D5?: The complementary color is #D5C5C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1D1D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.