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#C4E1EA Cotton Clouds

#C4E1EA is a very light gray named Cotton Clouds. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 88.2% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(196, 225, 234)). Its HSL value is 194° hue, 47% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #C4E1EA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.31:1.

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Variations of #C4E1EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C4E1EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C4E1EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C4E1EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5DAEA
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBDFEB
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5DFEA
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5DAEA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0DCEA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAE4E4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0E2E7
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6DDE0

#C4E1EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#C4E1EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.31:1 Super#C4E1EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C4E1EA in CSS

/* Cotton Clouds */
.color { color: #C4E1EA; }
.background { background-color: #C4E1EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C4E1EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 225 234);
color: hsl(194 47% 84%);
color: oklch(0.891 0.033 218.4);

#C4E1EA FAQ

What color is #C4E1EA?

#C4E1EA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C4E1EA?

#C4E1EA is rgb(196, 225, 234) in RGB, hsl(194, 47%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C4E1EA?

The complementary color of #C4E1EA is #EACDC4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C4E1EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C4E1EA: 15.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C4E1EA a warm or cool color?

#C4E1EA is a neutral color.