What color is #C7CFC7?

#C7CFC7 is a light gray known as Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Murmur?

The RGB value is 199, 207, 199: 199 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Murmur?

The complementary color is #CFC7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Murmur color: hex code #C7CFC7

#C7CFC7 rgb(199, 207, 199)

Shades of gray

Murmur has the hex code #C7CFC7. It is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 81.2% green and 78% blue (199, 207, 199).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

Murmur (#C7CFC7) color codes

HEX	`#C7CFC7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 207, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 81.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.32, -4.2, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.32, 5.17, 144.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.173, 60.891, 62.816)`
Decimal	`13094855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Murmur, 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 #C7CFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #C7CFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7cfc7; }
.text { color: #c7cfc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7cfc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 207 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7cfc7, #c7cfcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #C7CFC7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C7CFC7?: #C7CFC7 is a light gray known as Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Murmur?: The RGB value is 199, 207, 199: 199 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Murmur?: The complementary color is #CFC7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.