What color is #C4D8E5?

#C4D8E5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Put on Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4D8E5?

The RGB value is 196, 216, 229: 196 red, 216 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D8E5?

The complementary color is #E5D1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D8E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D8E5 color

#C4D8E5 rgb(196, 216, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C4D8E5 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 84.7% green and 89.8% blue (196, 216, 229).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 39% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Put on Ice (#C8DDEA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#C4D8E5 color codes

HEX	`#C4D8E5`
RGB	`rgb(196, 216, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 84.7%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 39%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 6%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.25, -4.06, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.25, 9.55, 244.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.46, 66.503, 83.712)`
Decimal	`12900581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D8E5, 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 #C4D8E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D8E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #C4D8E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d8e5; }
.text { color: #c4d8e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d8e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 216 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d8e5, #c4c7e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C4D8E5?: #C4D8E5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Put on Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4D8E5?: The RGB value is 196, 216, 229: 196 red, 216 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D8E5?: The complementary color is #E5D1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D8E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.