What color is #C5D6DF?

#C5D6DF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D6DF?

The RGB value is 197, 214, 223: 197 red, 214 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D6DF?

The complementary color is #DFCEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D6DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D6DF color

#C5D6DF rgb(197, 214, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C5D6DF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 83.9% green and 87.5% blue (197, 214, 223).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 29% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Yeti Footprint (#C7D7E0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.06:1).

#C5D6DF color codes

HEX	`#C5D6DF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 214, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 83.9%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 29%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 12%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.63, -3.92, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.63, 7.48, 238.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.389, 65.29, 79.218)`
Decimal	`12965599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D6DF, 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 #C5D6DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D6DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.06:1	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 #C5D6DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d6df; }
.text { color: #c5d6df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d6df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 214 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d6df, #c5c9df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5D6DF?: #C5D6DF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D6DF?: The RGB value is 197, 214, 223: 197 red, 214 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D6DF?: The complementary color is #DFCEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D6DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.