What color is #C8D6DE?

#C8D6DE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8D6DE?

The RGB value is 200, 214, 222: 200 red, 214 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8D6DE?

The complementary color is #DED0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8D6DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8D6DE color

#C8D6DE rgb(200, 214, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C8D6DE is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 83.9% green and 87.1% blue (200, 214, 222).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Yeti Footprint (#C7D7E0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#C8D6DE color codes

HEX	`#C8D6DE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 214, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 83.9%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 4%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.82, -3.15, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.82, 6.38, 240.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.048, 65.646, 78.548)`
Decimal	`13162206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8D6DE, 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 #C8D6DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8D6DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #C8D6DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8d6de; }
.text { color: #c8d6de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8d6de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 214 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8d6de, #c8cbde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C8D6DE?: #C8D6DE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8D6DE?: The RGB value is 200, 214, 222: 200 red, 214 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8D6DE?: The complementary color is #DED0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8D6DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.