What color is #C4CADD?

#C4CADD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CADD?

The RGB value is 196, 202, 221: 196 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CADD?

The complementary color is #DDD7C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CADD color

#C4CADD rgb(196, 202, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4CADD is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 79.2% green and 86.7% blue (196, 202, 221).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#C4CADD color codes

HEX	`#C4CADD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 202, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 79.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, 1.66, -10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 10.25, 279.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.934, 59.197, 76.819)`
Decimal	`12896989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CADD, 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 #C4CADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #C4CADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cadd; }
.text { color: #c4cadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 202 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cadd, #cbc4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C4CADD?: #C4CADD is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CADD?: The RGB value is 196, 202, 221: 196 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CADD?: The complementary color is #DDD7C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.