What color is #C2C8D6?

#C2C8D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2C8D6?

The RGB value is 194, 200, 214: 194 red, 200 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2C8D6?

The complementary color is #D6D0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2C8D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2C8D6 color

#C2C8D6 rgb(194, 200, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2C8D6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 78.4% green and 83.9% blue (194, 200, 214).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 20% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#C2C8D6 color codes

HEX	`#C2C8D6`
RGB	`rgb(194, 200, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 78.4%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 20%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.53, 0.66, -7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.53, 7.7, 274.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.037, 57.632, 71.83)`
Decimal	`12765398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2C8D6, 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 #C2C8D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2C8D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #C2C8D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2c8d6; }
.text { color: #c2c8d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2c8d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 200 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2c8d6, #c6c2d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C2C8D6?: #C2C8D6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2C8D6?: The RGB value is 194, 200, 214: 194 red, 200 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2C8D6?: The complementary color is #D6D0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2C8D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.