What color is #C6D9D5?

#C6D9D5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6D9D5?

The RGB value is 198, 217, 213: 198 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6D9D5?

The complementary color is #D9C6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6D9D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6D9D5 color

#C6D9D5 rgb(198, 217, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C6D9D5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 85.1% green and 83.5% blue (198, 217, 213).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#C6D9D5 color codes

HEX	`#C6D9D5`
RGB	`rgb(198, 217, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 85.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 20%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.22, -7.11, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.22, 7.11, 181.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.109, 66.435, 72.594)`
Decimal	`13031893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6D9D5, 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 #C6D9D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6D9D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #C6D9D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6d9d5; }
.text { color: #c6d9d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6d9d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 217 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6d9d5, #c6d3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C6D9D5?: #C6D9D5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6D9D5?: The RGB value is 198, 217, 213: 198 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6D9D5?: The complementary color is #D9C6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6D9D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.