What color is #C2D6D7?

#C2D6D7 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 #C2D6D7?

The RGB value is 194, 214, 215: 194 red, 214 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2D6D7?

The complementary color is #D7C3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2D6D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2D6D7 color

#C2D6D7 rgb(194, 214, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C2D6D7 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 83.9% green and 84.3% blue (194, 214, 215).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 21% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#C2D6D7 color codes

HEX	`#C2D6D7`
RGB	`rgb(194, 214, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 83.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 21%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 10%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.21, -6.48, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.21, 7.05, 203.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.558, 64.468, 73.635)`
Decimal	`12768983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2D6D7, 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 #C2D6D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2D6D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #C2D6D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2d6d7; }
.text { color: #c2d6d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2d6d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 214 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2d6d7, #c2ccd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #C2D6D7?: #C2D6D7 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 #C2D6D7?: The RGB value is 194, 214, 215: 194 red, 214 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2D6D7?: The complementary color is #D7C3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2D6D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.