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#C4E2ED Cotton Clouds

#C4E2ED is a very light, muted blue named Cotton Clouds. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 88.6% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(196, 226, 237)). Its HSL value is 196° hue, 53% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #C4E2ED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.45:1.

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Variations of #C4E2ED

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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#C4E2ED 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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#C4E2ED for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C4E2ED 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 #D5DBED
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBE0EE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5E0EE
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5DBED
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0DDED
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9E6E5
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0E4EA
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D7DEE1

#C4E2ED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#C4E2ED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.45:1 Super#C4E2ED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C4E2ED in CSS

/* Cotton Clouds */
.color { color: #C4E2ED; }
.background { background-color: #C4E2ED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C4E2ED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 226 237);
color: hsl(196 53% 85%);
color: oklch(0.894 0.035 221.9);

#C4E2ED FAQ

What color is #C4E2ED?

#C4E2ED is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C4E2ED?

#C4E2ED is rgb(196, 226, 237) in RGB, hsl(196, 53%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C4E2ED?

The complementary color of #C4E2ED is #EDCFC4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C4E2ED?

Black text has the best contrast on #C4E2ED: 15.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C4E2ED a warm or cool color?

#C4E2ED is a cool color.