What color is #C3CFDA?

#C3CFDA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3CFDA?

The RGB value is 195, 207, 218: 195 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3CFDA?

The complementary color is #DACEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3CFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3CFDA color

#C3CFDA rgb(195, 207, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3CFDA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 81.2% green and 85.5% blue (195, 207, 218).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Memory Lane (#C7D1DB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#C3CFDA color codes

HEX	`#C3CFDA`
RGB	`rgb(195, 207, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 81.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 11%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.53, -1.91, -6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.53, 7.1, 254.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.471, 61.289, 75.118)`
Decimal	`12832730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3CFDA, 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 #C3CFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3CFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #C3CFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3cfda; }
.text { color: #c3cfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3cfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 207 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3cfda, #c3c4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C3CFDA?: #C3CFDA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3CFDA?: The RGB value is 195, 207, 218: 195 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3CFDA?: The complementary color is #DACEC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3CFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.