What color is #C7B1C2?

#C7B1C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B1C2?

The RGB value is 199, 177, 194: 199 red, 177 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B1C2?

The complementary color is #B1C7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B1C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B1C2 color

#C7B1C2 rgb(199, 177, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7B1C2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 69.4% green and 76.1% blue (199, 177, 194).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#C7B1C2 color codes

HEX	`#C7B1C2`
RGB	`rgb(199, 177, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 69.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.5, 10.88, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.5, 12.3, 332.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.012, 47.482, 57.612)`
Decimal	`13087170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B1C2, 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 #C7B1C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B1C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #C7B1C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b1c2; }
.text { color: #c7b1c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b1c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 177 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b1c2, #c7b1b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C7B1C2?: #C7B1C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B1C2?: The RGB value is 199, 177, 194: 199 red, 177 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B1C2?: The complementary color is #B1C7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B1C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.