What color is #C4D9D6?

#C4D9D6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4D9D6?

The RGB value is 196, 217, 214: 196 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4D9D6?

The complementary color is #D9C4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4D9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4D9D6 color

#C4D9D6 rgb(196, 217, 214)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C4D9D6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 85.1% green and 83.9% blue (196, 217, 214).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#C4D9D6 color codes

HEX	`#C4D9D6`
RGB	`rgb(196, 217, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 85.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.11, -7.57, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.11, 7.63, 186.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.713, 66.216, 73.24)`
Decimal	`12900822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4D9D6, 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 #C4D9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4D9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	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 #C4D9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4d9d6; }
.text { color: #c4d9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4d9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 217 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4d9d6, #c4d2d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C4D9D6?: #C4D9D6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4D9D6?: The RGB value is 196, 217, 214: 196 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4D9D6?: The complementary color is #D9C4C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4D9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.