What color is #C1C7D1?

#C1C7D1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1C7D1?

The RGB value is 193, 199, 209: 193 red, 199 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1C7D1?

The complementary color is #D1CBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1C7D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1C7D1 color

#C1C7D1 rgb(193, 199, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1C7D1 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 78% green and 82% blue (193, 199, 209).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 15% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#C1C7D1 color codes

HEX	`#C1C7D1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 199, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 78%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 15%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 8%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.06, -0.13, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.06, 5.69, 268.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.922, 56.787, 68.429)`
Decimal	`12699601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1C7D1, 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 #C1C7D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1C7D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #C1C7D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1c7d1; }
.text { color: #c1c7d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1c7d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 199 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1c7d1, #c3c1d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C1C7D1?: #C1C7D1 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1C7D1?: The RGB value is 193, 199, 209: 193 red, 199 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1C7D1?: The complementary color is #D1CBC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1C7D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.