What color is #C4C4DB?

#C4C4DB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4C4DB?

The RGB value is 196, 196, 219: 196 red, 196 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4C4DB?

The complementary color is #DBDBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4C4DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4C4DB color

#C4C4DB rgb(196, 196, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4C4DB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 76.9% green and 85.9% blue (196, 196, 219).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#C4C4DB color codes

HEX	`#C4C4DB`
RGB	`rgb(196, 196, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 76.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.8, 4.45, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.8, 12.26, 291.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.288, 56.33, 74.964)`
Decimal	`12895451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4C4DB, 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 #C4C4DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4C4DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #C4C4DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4c4db; }
.text { color: #c4c4db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4c4db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 196 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4c4db, #d0c4db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4C4DB?: #C4C4DB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4C4DB?: The RGB value is 196, 196, 219: 196 red, 196 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4C4DB?: The complementary color is #DBDBC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4C4DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.