What color is #C3D3DB?

#C3D3DB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3D3DB?

The RGB value is 195, 211, 219: 195 red, 211 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D3DB?

The complementary color is #DBCBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D3DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D3DB color

#C3D3DB rgb(195, 211, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3D3DB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 82.7% green and 85.9% blue (195, 211, 219).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Yeti Footprint (#C7D7E0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#C3D3DB color codes

HEX	`#C3D3DB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 211, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 82.7%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.6, -3.8, -5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.6, 6.93, 236.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.583, 63.304, 76.137)`
Decimal	`12833755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D3DB, 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 #C3D3DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D3DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #C3D3DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d3db; }
.text { color: #c3d3db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d3db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 211 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d3db, #c3c7db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C3D3DB?: #C3D3DB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3D3DB?: The RGB value is 195, 211, 219: 195 red, 211 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D3DB?: The complementary color is #DBCBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D3DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.