What color is #C4DBDA?

#C4DBDA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4DBDA?

The RGB value is 196, 219, 218: 196 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4DBDA?

The complementary color is #DBC4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4DBDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4DBDA color

#C4DBDA rgb(196, 219, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C4DBDA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 85.9% green and 85.5% blue (196, 219, 218).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 24% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Peek-a-Blue (#C5E1E1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#C4DBDA color codes

HEX	`#C4DBDA`
RGB	`rgb(196, 219, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 85.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 24%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.74, -7.82, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.74, 8.1, 195.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.748, 67.46, 76.137)`
Decimal	`12901338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4DBDA, 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 #C4DBDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4DBDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #C4DBDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4dbda; }
.text { color: #c4dbda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4dbda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 219 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4dbda, #c4d1db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C4DBDA?: #C4DBDA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Peek-a-Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4DBDA?: The RGB value is 196, 219, 218: 196 red, 219 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4DBDA?: The complementary color is #DBC4C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4DBDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.