What color is #C3DADB?

#C3DADB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3DADB?

The RGB value is 195, 218, 219: 195 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3DADB?

The complementary color is #DBC4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3DADB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3DADB color

#C3DADB rgb(195, 218, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C3DADB is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 85.5% green and 85.9% blue (195, 218, 219).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Melting Point (#CBE1E4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#C3DADB color codes

HEX	`#C3DADB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 218, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 85.5%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.43, -7.43, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.43, 8.05, 202.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.36, 66.858, 76.729)`
Decimal	`12835547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3DADB, 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 #C3DADB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3DADB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #C3DADB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3dadb; }
.text { color: #c3dadb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3dadb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 218 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3dadb, #c3cedb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C3DADB?: #C3DADB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3DADB?: The RGB value is 195, 218, 219: 195 red, 218 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3DADB?: The complementary color is #DBC4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3DADB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.