What color is #C5DADE?

#C5DADE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DADE?

The RGB value is 197, 218, 222: 197 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DADE?

The complementary color is #DEC9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DADE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DADE color

#C5DADE rgb(197, 218, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C5DADE is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 85.5% green and 87.1% blue (197, 218, 222).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#C5DADE color codes

HEX	`#C5DADE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 218, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 85.5%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.65, -6.19, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.65, 7.57, 215.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.279, 67.286, 78.852)`
Decimal	`12966622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DADE, 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 #C5DADE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DADE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #C5DADE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5dade; }
.text { color: #c5dade; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5dade; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 218 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5dade, #c5cdde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C5DADE?: #C5DADE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DADE?: The RGB value is 197, 218, 222: 197 red, 218 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DADE?: The complementary color is #DEC9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DADE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.