What color is #C8DBDB?

#C8DBDB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8DBDB?

The RGB value is 200, 219, 219: 200 red, 219 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8DBDB?

The complementary color is #DBC8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8DBDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8DBDB color

#C8DBDB rgb(200, 219, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C8DBDB is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 85.9% green and 85.9% blue (200, 219, 219).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#C8DBDB color codes

HEX	`#C8DBDB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 219, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 85.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 9%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.03, -6.33, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.03, 6.69, 198.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.934, 68.056, 76.877)`
Decimal	`13163483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8DBDB, 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 #C8DBDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8DBDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	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 #C8DBDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8dbdb; }
.text { color: #c8dbdb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8dbdb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 219 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8dbdb, #c8d2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C8DBDB?: #C8DBDB is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8DBDB?: The RGB value is 200, 219, 219: 200 red, 219 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8DBDB?: The complementary color is #DBC8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8DBDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.