Information about #C3DBDA color

#C3DBDA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#C3DBDA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(195, 219, 218) — 76.5% red, 85.9% green, 85.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 0 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #C3DBDA reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cut Glass (#C9DBDC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Reservoir (#BFE2DC) and Breeze (#CCDBD9).

In RGB terms — rgb(195, 219, 218) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. No one has named #C3DBDA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#C3DBDA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C3DBDA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C3DBDA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Reservoir color link
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

Breeze color link
Breeze

#CCDBD9

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Zumthor color link
Zumthor

#CDD5D5

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Skeptic color link
Skeptic

#CAE6DA

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Aero Blue color link
Aero Blue

#C0E8D5

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

Carefree color link
Carefree

#D1DDD5

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C3DBDA
  • RGB195, 219, 218
  • CMYK9, 0, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(195, 219, 218)
  • HSL178°, 25%, 81%
  • HSL Precise177.5°, 25%, 81.176%
  • HSV178°, 11%, 86%
  • HSB178°, 11%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • GLSLvec3(0.765, 0.859, 0.855)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.765, 0.859, 0.855, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.765, 0.859, 0.855)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC3DBDA
  • DECIMAL ID12835802
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01