What color is #C3D6DD?

#C3D6DD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3D6DD?

The RGB value is 195, 214, 221: 195 red, 214 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D6DD?

The complementary color is #DDCAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D6DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D6DD color

#C3D6DD rgb(195, 214, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C3D6DD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 83.9% green and 86.7% blue (195, 214, 221).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 28% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Dippin’ (#C3D7E0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#C3D6DD color codes

HEX	`#C3D6DD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 214, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 83.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 28%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.44, -4.97, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.44, 7.5, 228.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.6, 64.915, 77.782)`
Decimal	`12834525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D6DD, 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 #C3D6DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D6DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #C3D6DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d6dd; }
.text { color: #c3d6dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d6dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 214 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d6dd, #c3c9dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C3D6DD?: #C3D6DD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Skinny Dippin’. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3D6DD?: The RGB value is 195, 214, 221: 195 red, 214 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D6DD?: The complementary color is #DDCAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D6DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.