What color is #C6CDD5?

#C6CDD5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6CDD5?

The RGB value is 198, 205, 213: 198 red, 205 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6CDD5?

The complementary color is #D5CEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6CDD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6CDD5 color

#C6CDD5 rgb(198, 205, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6CDD5 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 80.4% green and 83.5% blue (198, 205, 213).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 15% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Memory Lane (#C7D1DB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#C6CDD5 color codes

HEX	`#C6CDD5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 205, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 80.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 15%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.09, -0.86, -4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.09, 4.87, 259.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.128, 60.472, 71.6)`
Decimal	`13028821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6CDD5, 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 #C6CDD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6CDD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #C6CDD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6cdd5; }
.text { color: #c6cdd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6cdd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 205 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6cdd5, #c7c6d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6CDD5?: #C6CDD5 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Memory Lane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6CDD5?: The RGB value is 198, 205, 213: 198 red, 205 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6CDD5?: The complementary color is #D5CEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6CDD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.