What color is #C4D5DA?

#C4D5DA 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 #C4D5DA?

The RGB value is 196, 213, 218: 196 red, 213 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D5DA?

The complementary color is #DAC9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D5DA color

#C4D5DA rgb(196, 213, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4D5DA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 83.5% green and 85.5% blue (196, 213, 218).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 23% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#C4D5DA color codes

HEX	`#C4D5DA`
RGB	`rgb(196, 213, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 83.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 23%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 2%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.17, -4.72, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.17, 6.47, 223.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.211, 64.385, 75.624)`
Decimal	`12899802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D5DA, 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 #C4D5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #C4D5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d5da; }
.text { color: #c4d5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 213 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d5da, #c4cada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C4D5DA?: #C4D5DA 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 #C4D5DA?: The RGB value is 196, 213, 218: 196 red, 213 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D5DA?: The complementary color is #DAC9C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.