What color is #C7D7E0?

#C7D7E0 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yeti Footprint?

The RGB value is 199, 215, 224: 199 red, 215 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yeti Footprint?

The complementary color is #E0D0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D7E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yeti Footprint color: hex code #C7D7E0

#C7D7E0 rgb(199, 215, 224)

Shades of blue

Yeti Footprint has the hex code #C7D7E0. It is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 84.3% green and 87.8% blue (199, 215, 224).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 29% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

Yeti Footprint (#C7D7E0) color codes

HEX	`#C7D7E0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 215, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 84.3%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 29%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.06, -3.6, -6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.06, 7.22, 240.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.305, 66.124, 80.04)`
Decimal	`13096928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yeti Footprint, 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 #C7D7E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D7E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #C7D7E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d7e0; }
.text { color: #c7d7e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d7e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 215 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d7e0, #c7cae0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

See #C7D7E0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C7D7E0?: #C7D7E0 is a very light, desaturated azure known as Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yeti Footprint?: The RGB value is 199, 215, 224: 199 red, 215 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yeti Footprint?: The complementary color is #E0D0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D7E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.