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#C4E4EE closest to Cotton Clouds

#C4E4EE is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Cotton Clouds. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 89.4% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(196, 228, 238)). Its HSL value is 194° hue, 55% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #C4E4EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.68:1.

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Variations of #C4E4EE

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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#C4E4EE 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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#C4E4EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C4E4EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6DCEE
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDE2EF
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7E2EE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6DCEE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D1DFEE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8E8E7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFE6EB
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8E0E2

#C4E4EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#C4E4EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.68:1 Super#C4E4EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C4E4EE in CSS

/* Cotton Clouds */
.color { color: #C4E4EE; }
.background { background-color: #C4E4EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C4E4EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 228 238);
color: hsl(194 55% 85%);
color: oklch(0.899 0.036 218.6);

#C4E4EE FAQ

What color is #C4E4EE?

#C4E4EE 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 #C4E4EE?

#C4E4EE is rgb(196, 228, 238) in RGB, hsl(194, 55%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C4E4EE?

The complementary color of #C4E4EE is #EECEC4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C4E4EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C4E4EE: 15.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C4E4EE a warm or cool color?

#C4E4EE is a cool color.