What color is #C6D5D5?

#C6D5D5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D5D5?

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

What is the complementary color of #C6D5D5?

The complementary color is #D5C6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D5D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D5D5 color

#C6D5D5 rgb(198, 213, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C6D5D5 is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 15% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Up in the Air (#C2D5D8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#C6D5D5 color codes

HEX	`#C6D5D5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 213, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 83.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 15%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.17, -5.04, -1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.17, 5.33, 199.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.091, 64.398, 72.255)`
Decimal	`13030869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D5D5, 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 #C6D5D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D5D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #C6D5D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d5d5; }
.text { color: #c6d5d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d5d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 213 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d5d5, #c6ced5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6D5D5?: #C6D5D5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Up in the Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D5D5?: The RGB value is 198, 213, 213: 198 red, 213 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D5D5?: The complementary color is #D5C6C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D5D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.