What color is #C6D6EE?

#C6D6EE is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D6EE?

The RGB value is 198, 214, 238: 198 red, 214 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D6EE?

The complementary color is #EEDEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D6EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D6EE color

#C6D6EE rgb(198, 214, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C6D6EE is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 83.9% green and 93.3% blue (198, 214, 238).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 54% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Fly a Kite (#C8DAF5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#C6D6EE color codes

HEX	`#C6D6EE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 214, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 83.9%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 54%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 17%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.13, -0.52, -13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.13, 13.59, 267.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.764, 66.271, 90.357)`
Decimal	`13031150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D6EE, 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 #C6D6EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D6EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #C6D6EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d6ee; }
.text { color: #c6d6ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d6ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 214 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d6ee, #cac6ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6D6EE?: #C6D6EE is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D6EE?: The RGB value is 198, 214, 238: 198 red, 214 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D6EE?: The complementary color is #EEDEC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D6EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.