What color is #C7BBCF?

#C7BBCF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BBCF?

The RGB value is 199, 187, 207: 199 red, 187 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BBCF?

The complementary color is #C3CFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BBCF color

#C7BBCF rgb(199, 187, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7BBCF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 73.3% green and 81.2% blue (199, 187, 207).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#C7BBCF color codes

HEX	`#C7BBCF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 187, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 73.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, 7.91, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 11.62, 312.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.584, 52.188, 66.322)`
Decimal	`13089743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BBCF, 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 #C7BBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #C7BBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bbcf; }
.text { color: #c7bbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 187 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bbcf, #cfbbcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C7BBCF?: #C7BBCF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BBCF?: The RGB value is 199, 187, 207: 199 red, 187 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BBCF?: The complementary color is #C3CFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.