What color is #C6D0E4?

#C6D0E4 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D0E4?

The RGB value is 198, 208, 228: 198 red, 208 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D0E4?

The complementary color is #E4DAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D0E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D0E4 color

#C6D0E4 rgb(198, 208, 228)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6D0E4 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 81.6% green and 89.4% blue (198, 208, 228).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 36% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#C6D0E4 color codes

HEX	`#C6D0E4`
RGB	`rgb(198, 208, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 81.6%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 36%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 9%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.29, 0.56, -11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.29, 11.03, 272.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.845, 62.718, 82.337)`
Decimal	`13029604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D0E4, 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 #C6D0E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D0E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #C6D0E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d0e4; }
.text { color: #c6d0e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d0e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 208 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d0e4, #cbc6e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6D0E4?: #C6D0E4 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D0E4?: The RGB value is 198, 208, 228: 198 red, 208 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D0E4?: The complementary color is #E4DAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D0E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.