What color is #C2E7FF?

#C2E7FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Endless Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2E7FF?

The RGB value is 194, 231, 255: 194 red, 231 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2E7FF?

The complementary color is #FFDAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2E7FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2E7FF color

#C2E7FF rgb(194, 231, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C2E7FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 90.6% green and 100% blue (194, 231, 255).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Endless Horizon (#B1DBF5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#C2E7FF color codes

HEX	`#C2E7FF`
RGB	`rgb(194, 231, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 90.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 100%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 24%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 9%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.78, -6.88, -15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.78, 17.03, 246.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.869, 75.839, 105.598)`
Decimal	`12773375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2E7FF, 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 #C2E7FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2E7FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #C2E7FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2e7ff; }
.text { color: #c2e7ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2e7ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 231 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2e7ff, #c2c9ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2E7FF?: #C2E7FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Endless Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2E7FF?: The RGB value is 194, 231, 255: 194 red, 231 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2E7FF?: The complementary color is #FFDAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2E7FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.