What color is #C7BDB3?

#C7BDB3 is a light, grayish orange known as Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kitty Kitty?

The RGB value is 199, 189, 179: 199 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kitty Kitty?

The complementary color is #B3BDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BDB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kitty Kitty color: hex code #C7BDB3

#C7BDB3 rgb(199, 189, 179)

Shades of gray

Kitty Kitty has the hex code #C7BDB3. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (199, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

Kitty Kitty (#C7BDB3) color codes

HEX	`#C7BDB3`
RGB	`rgb(199, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.16, 1.78, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.16, 6.55, 74.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.887, 51.793, 50.008)`
Decimal	`13090227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kitty Kitty, 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 #C7BDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BDB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #C7BDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bdb3; }
.text { color: #c7bdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bdb3, #c7c7b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

See #C7BDB3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C7BDB3?: #C7BDB3 is a light, grayish orange known as Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kitty Kitty?: The RGB value is 199, 189, 179: 199 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kitty Kitty?: The complementary color is #B3BDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BDB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.