What color is #C5D8DA?

#C5D8DA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D8DA?

The RGB value is 197, 216, 218: 197 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D8DA?

The complementary color is #DAC7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D8DA color

#C5D8DA rgb(197, 216, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5D8DA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 84.7% green and 85.5% blue (197, 216, 218).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 22% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#C5D8DA color codes

HEX	`#C5D8DA`
RGB	`rgb(197, 216, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 84.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 22%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 10%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.02, -5.95, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.02, 6.73, 207.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.234, 66.043, 75.89)`
Decimal	`12966106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D8DA, 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 #C5D8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #C5D8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d8da; }
.text { color: #c5d8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 216 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d8da, #c5ceda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5D8DA?: #C5D8DA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D8DA?: The RGB value is 197, 216, 218: 197 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D8DA?: The complementary color is #DAC7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.