What color is #C4D1D2?

#C4D1D2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4D1D2?

The RGB value is 196, 209, 210: 196 red, 209 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D1D2?

The complementary color is #D2C5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D1D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D1D2 color

#C4D1D2 rgb(196, 209, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4D1D2 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 82% green and 82.4% blue (196, 209, 210).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 13% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#C4D1D2 color codes

HEX	`#C4D1D2`
RGB	`rgb(196, 209, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 82%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 13%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.91, -4.2, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.91, 4.65, 205.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.196, 61.989, 69.912)`
Decimal	`12898770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D1D2, 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 #C4D1D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D1D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #C4D1D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d1d2; }
.text { color: #c4d1d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d1d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 209 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d1d2, #c4cad2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4D1D2?: #C4D1D2 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4D1D2?: The RGB value is 196, 209, 210: 196 red, 209 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D1D2?: The complementary color is #D2C5C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D1D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.