What color is #C3DEEB?

#C3DEEB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King of Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3DEEB?

The RGB value is 195, 222, 235: 195 red, 222 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3DEEB?

The complementary color is #EBD0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3DEEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3DEEB color

#C3DEEB rgb(195, 222, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3DEEB is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 87.1% green and 92.2% blue (195, 222, 235).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 50% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is King of Waves (#C6DCE7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#C3DEEB color codes

HEX	`#C3DEEB`
RGB	`rgb(195, 222, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 87.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 50%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 17%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.92, -6.24, -9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.92, 11.24, 236.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.618, 69.841, 88.71)`
Decimal	`12836587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3DEEB, 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 #C3DEEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3DEEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #C3DEEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3deeb; }
.text { color: #c3deeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3deeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 222 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3deeb, #c3caeb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C3DEEB?: #C3DEEB is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color King of Waves. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3DEEB?: The RGB value is 195, 222, 235: 195 red, 222 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3DEEB?: The complementary color is #EBD0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3DEEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.