What color is #C6DFD9?

#C6DFD9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6DFD9?

The RGB value is 198, 223, 217: 198 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6DFD9?

The complementary color is #DFC6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6DFD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6DFD9 color

#C6DFD9 rgb(198, 223, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C6DFD9 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 87.5% green and 85.1% blue (198, 223, 217).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 28% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#C6DFD9 color codes

HEX	`#C6DFD9`
RGB	`rgb(198, 223, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 87.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 28%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.89, -9.41, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.89, 9.42, 179.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.198, 69.79, 75.826)`
Decimal	`13033433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6DFD9, 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 #C6DFD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6DFD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	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 #C6DFD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6dfd9; }
.text { color: #c6dfd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6dfd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 223 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6dfd9, #c6d8df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6DFD9?: #C6DFD9 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6DFD9?: The RGB value is 198, 223, 217: 198 red, 223 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6DFD9?: The complementary color is #DFC6CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6DFD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.