What color is #C7AEC7?

#C7AEC7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7AEC7?

The RGB value is 199, 174, 199: 199 red, 174 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7AEC7?

The complementary color is #AEC7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AEC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7AEC7 color

#C7AEC7 rgb(199, 174, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C7AEC7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 68.2% green and 78% blue (199, 174, 199).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#C7AEC7 color codes

HEX	`#C7AEC7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 174, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 68.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.89, 13.44, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.89, 16.38, 325.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.997, 46.538, 60.423)`
Decimal	`13086407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7AEC7, 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 #C7AEC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AEC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #C7AEC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7aec7; }
.text { color: #c7aec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7aec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 174 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7aec7, #c7aebb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7AEC7?: #C7AEC7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7AEC7?: The RGB value is 199, 174, 199: 199 red, 174 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7AEC7?: The complementary color is #AEC7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AEC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.