What color is #C6D0DB?

#C6D0DB 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 #C6D0DB?

The RGB value is 198, 208, 219: 198 red, 208 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D0DB?

The complementary color is #DBD1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D0DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D0DB color

#C6D0DB rgb(198, 208, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6D0DB is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 81.6% green and 85.9% blue (198, 208, 219).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 23% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Memory Lane (#C7D1DB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#C6D0DB color codes

HEX	`#C6D0DB`
RGB	`rgb(198, 208, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 81.6%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 23%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.04, -1.26, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.04, 6.72, 259.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.628, 62.231, 75.927)`
Decimal	`13029595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D0DB, 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 #C6D0DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D0DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #C6D0DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d0db; }
.text { color: #c6d0db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d0db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 208 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d0db, #c7c6db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6D0DB?: #C6D0DB 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 #C6D0DB?: The RGB value is 198, 208, 219: 198 red, 208 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D0DB?: The complementary color is #DBD1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D0DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.