What color is #C6D4E9?

#C6D4E9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D4E9?

The RGB value is 198, 212, 233: 198 red, 212 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D4E9?

The complementary color is #E9DBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D4E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D4E9 color

#C6D4E9 rgb(198, 212, 233)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6D4E9 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 83.1% green and 91.4% blue (198, 212, 233).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 44% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Misty Mountains (#C0D0E6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#C6D4E9 color codes

HEX	`#C6D4E9`
RGB	`rgb(198, 212, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 83.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 44%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 15%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.47, -0.51, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.47, 11.93, 267.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.537, 64.975, 86.374)`
Decimal	`13030633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D4E9, 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 #C6D4E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D4E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #C6D4E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d4e9; }
.text { color: #c6d4e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d4e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 212 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d4e9, #cac6e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6D4E9?: #C6D4E9 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Misty Mountains. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D4E9?: The RGB value is 198, 212, 233: 198 red, 212 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D4E9?: The complementary color is #E9DBC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D4E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.