What color is #C1DBD8?

#C1DBD8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1DBD8?

The RGB value is 193, 219, 216: 193 red, 219 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1DBD8?

The complementary color is #DBC1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1DBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1DBD8 color

#C1DBD8 rgb(193, 219, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C1DBD8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 85.9% green and 84.7% blue (193, 219, 216).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 27% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#C1DBD8 color codes

HEX	`#C1DBD8`
RGB	`rgb(193, 219, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 85.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 27%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 12%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.48, -9.18, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.48, 9.3, 188.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.716, 66.957, 74.73)`
Decimal	`12704728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1DBD8, 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 #C1DBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1DBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #C1DBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1dbd8; }
.text { color: #c1dbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1dbd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 219 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1dbd8, #c1d1db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C1DBD8?: #C1DBD8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1DBD8?: The RGB value is 193, 219, 216: 193 red, 219 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1DBD8?: The complementary color is #DBC1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1DBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.