What color is #C3E3F3?

#C3E3F3 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3E3F3?

The RGB value is 195, 227, 243: 195 red, 227 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3E3F3?

The complementary color is #F3D3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3E3F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3E3F3 color

#C3E3F3 rgb(195, 227, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C3E3F3 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 89% green and 95.3% blue (195, 227, 243).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 67% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sleepless Blue (#BADBED), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#C3E3F3 color codes

HEX	`#C3E3F3`
RGB	`rgb(195, 227, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 89%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 67%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 20%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, -7.13, -11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 13.34, 237.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.148, 73.009, 95.384)`
Decimal	`12837875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3E3F3, 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 #C3E3F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3E3F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #C3E3F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3e3f3; }
.text { color: #c3e3f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3e3f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 227 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3e3f3, #c3cbf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3E3F3?: #C3E3F3 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sleepless Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3E3F3?: The RGB value is 195, 227, 243: 195 red, 227 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3E3F3?: The complementary color is #F3D3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3E3F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.