What color is #C3DFE7?

#C3DFE7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3DFE7?

The RGB value is 195, 223, 231: 195 red, 223 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3DFE7?

The complementary color is #E7CBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3DFE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3DFE7 color

#C3DFE7 rgb(195, 223, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C3DFE7 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 87.5% green and 90.6% blue (195, 223, 231).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 43% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breezy (#C2DDE6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#C3DFE7 color codes

HEX	`#C3DFE7`
RGB	`rgb(195, 223, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 87.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 43%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.07, -7.59, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.07, 10.34, 222.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.313, 70.145, 85.789)`
Decimal	`12836839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3DFE7, 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 #C3DFE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3DFE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #C3DFE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3dfe7; }
.text { color: #c3dfe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3dfe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 223 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3dfe7, #c3cde7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C3DFE7?: #C3DFE7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3DFE7?: The RGB value is 195, 223, 231: 195 red, 223 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3DFE7?: The complementary color is #E7CBC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3DFE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.