What color is #C5D9E2?

#C5D9E2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breath of Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5D9E2?

The RGB value is 197, 217, 226: 197 red, 217 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5D9E2?

The complementary color is #E2CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5D9E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5D9E2 color

#C5D9E2 rgb(197, 217, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5D9E2 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 85.1% green and 88.6% blue (197, 217, 226).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Fresh Air (#C7DBE4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#C5D9E2 color codes

HEX	`#C5D9E2`
RGB	`rgb(197, 217, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 85.1%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.5, -4.88, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.5, 8.28, 233.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.563, 66.986, 81.623)`
Decimal	`12966370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5D9E2, 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 #C5D9E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5D9E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #C5D9E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5d9e2; }
.text { color: #c5d9e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5d9e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 217 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5d9e2, #c5cbe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5D9E2?: #C5D9E2 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breath of Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5D9E2?: The RGB value is 197, 217, 226: 197 red, 217 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5D9E2?: The complementary color is #E2CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5D9E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.