What color is #C5D4DD?

#C5D4DD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D4DD?

The RGB value is 197, 212, 221: 197 red, 212 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D4DD?

The complementary color is #DDCEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D4DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D4DD color

#C5D4DD rgb(197, 212, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5D4DD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 83.1% green and 86.7% blue (197, 212, 221).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 26% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Yeti Footprint (#C7D7E0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#C5D4DD color codes

HEX	`#C5D4DD`
RGB	`rgb(197, 212, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 83.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 26%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -3.28, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 6.98, 241.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.618, 64.177, 77.639)`
Decimal	`12965085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D4DD, 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 #C5D4DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D4DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #C5D4DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d4dd; }
.text { color: #c5d4dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d4dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 212 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d4dd, #c5c8dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5D4DD?: #C5D4DD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D4DD?: The RGB value is 197, 212, 221: 197 red, 212 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D4DD?: The complementary color is #DDCEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D4DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.