What color is #C5DDEF?

#C5DDEF is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C5DDEF?

The RGB value is 197, 221, 239: 197 red, 221 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5DDEF?

The complementary color is #EFD7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5DDEF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5DDEF color

#C5DDEF rgb(197, 221, 239)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C5DDEF is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 86.7% green and 93.7% blue (197, 221, 239).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 57% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Salty Ice (#CCE2F3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#C5DDEF color codes

HEX	`#C5DDEF`
RGB	`rgb(197, 221, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 86.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 57%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 18%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 8%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.91, -4.27, -11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.91, 12.23, 249.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.458, 69.814, 91.724)`
Decimal	`12967407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5DDEF, 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 #C5DDEF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5DDEF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #C5DDEF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5ddef; }
.text { color: #c5ddef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5ddef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 221 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5ddef, #c5c8ef); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C5DDEF?: #C5DDEF is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Salty Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C5DDEF?: The RGB value is 197, 221, 239: 197 red, 221 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5DDEF?: The complementary color is #EFD7C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5DDEF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.