What color is #C6E5F3?

#C6E5F3 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6E5F3?

The RGB value is 198, 229, 243: 198 red, 229 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6E5F3?

The complementary color is #F3D4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6E5F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6E5F3 color

#C6E5F3 rgb(198, 229, 243)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C6E5F3 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 89.8% green and 95.3% blue (198, 229, 243).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 65% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Clouds (#C2E1EC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.9:1).

#C6E5F3 color codes

HEX	`#C6E5F3`
RGB	`rgb(198, 229, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 89.8%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 65%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 19%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.16, -7.24, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.16, 12.51, 234.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.481, 74.514, 95.604)`
Decimal	`13034995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6E5F3, 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 #C6E5F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6E5F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	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 #C6E5F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6e5f3; }
.text { color: #c6e5f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6e5f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 229 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6e5f3, #c6cff3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C6E5F3?: #C6E5F3 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6E5F3?: The RGB value is 198, 229, 243: 198 red, 229 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6E5F3?: The complementary color is #F3D4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6E5F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.9:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.