What color is #C3D9D9?

#C3D9D9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3D9D9?

The RGB value is 195, 217, 217: 195 red, 217 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3D9D9?

The complementary color is #D9C3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3D9D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3D9D9 color

#C3D9D9 rgb(195, 217, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C3D9D9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 85.1% green and 85.1% blue (195, 217, 217).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#C3D9D9 color codes

HEX	`#C3D9D9`
RGB	`rgb(195, 217, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 85.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.12, -7.31, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.12, 7.73, 198.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.84, 66.236, 75.264)`
Decimal	`12835289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3D9D9, 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 #C3D9D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3D9D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #C3D9D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3d9d9; }
.text { color: #c3d9d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3d9d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 217 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3d9d9, #c3ced9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C3D9D9?: #C3D9D9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3D9D9?: The RGB value is 195, 217, 217: 195 red, 217 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3D9D9?: The complementary color is #D9C3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3D9D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.