What color is #C6DBDC?

#C6DBDC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6DBDC?

The RGB value is 198, 219, 220: 198 red, 219 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6DBDC?

The complementary color is #DCC7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6DBDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6DBDC color

#C6DBDC rgb(198, 219, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C6DBDC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 85.9% green and 86.3% blue (198, 219, 220).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#C6DBDC color codes

HEX	`#C6DBDC`
RGB	`rgb(198, 219, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 85.9%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.92, -6.78, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.92, 7.37, 202.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.536, 67.835, 77.548)`
Decimal	`13032412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6DBDC, 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 #C6DBDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6DBDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #C6DBDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6dbdc; }
.text { color: #c6dbdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6dbdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 219 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6dbdc, #c6d0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6DBDC?: #C6DBDC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6DBDC?: The RGB value is 198, 219, 220: 198 red, 219 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6DBDC?: The complementary color is #DCC7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6DBDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.