What color is #C3DBEC?

#C3DBEC is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Put on Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3DBEC?

The RGB value is 195, 219, 236: 195 red, 219 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3DBEC?

The complementary color is #ECD4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3DBEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3DBEC color

#C3DBEC rgb(195, 219, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3DBEC is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 85.9% green and 92.5% blue (195, 219, 236).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 52% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Put on Ice (#C8DDEA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#C3DBEC color codes

HEX	`#C3DBEC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 219, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 85.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 52%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.17, -4.48, -11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.17, 11.88, 247.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.974, 68.32, 89.21)`
Decimal	`12835820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3DBEC, 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 #C3DBEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3DBEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	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 #C3DBEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3dbec; }
.text { color: #c3dbec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3dbec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 219 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3dbec, #c3c7ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3DBEC?: #C3DBEC is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Put on Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3DBEC?: The RGB value is 195, 219, 236: 195 red, 219 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3DBEC?: The complementary color is #ECD4C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3DBEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.