What color is #C7B8B7?

#C7B8B7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7B8B7?

The RGB value is 199, 184, 183: 199 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7B8B7?

The complementary color is #B7C6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7B8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7B8B7 color

#C7B8B7 rgb(199, 184, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7B8B7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 72.2% green and 71.8% blue (199, 184, 183).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 13% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#C7B8B7 color codes

HEX	`#C7B8B7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 184, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 72.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 13%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.97, 5.14, 2.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.97, 5.68, 25.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.24, 49.843, 51.817)`
Decimal	`13088951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7B8B7, 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 #C7B8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7B8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #C7B8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7b8b7; }
.text { color: #c7b8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7b8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 184 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7b8b7, #c7c0b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #C7B8B7?: #C7B8B7 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7B8B7?: The RGB value is 199, 184, 183: 199 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7B8B7?: The complementary color is #B7C6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7B8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.