What color is #C4CAD6?

#C4CAD6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CAD6?

The RGB value is 196, 202, 214: 196 red, 202 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CAD6?

The complementary color is #D6D0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CAD6 color

#C4CAD6 rgb(196, 202, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4CAD6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 79.2% green and 83.9% blue (196, 202, 214).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 18% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#C4CAD6 color codes

HEX	`#C4CAD6`
RGB	`rgb(196, 202, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 79.2%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 18%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 8%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.2, 0.26, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.2, 6.67, 272.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.021, 58.831, 72.01)`
Decimal	`12896982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CAD6, 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 #C4CAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #C4CAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cad6; }
.text { color: #c4cad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 202 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cad6, #c7c4d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4CAD6?: #C4CAD6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CAD6?: The RGB value is 196, 202, 214: 196 red, 202 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CAD6?: The complementary color is #D6D0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.