What color is #C7BEC5?

#C7BEC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BEC5?

The RGB value is 199, 190, 197: 199 red, 190 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BEC5?

The complementary color is #BEC7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BEC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BEC5 color

#C7BEC5 rgb(199, 190, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7BEC5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.5% green and 77.3% blue (199, 190, 197).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 1% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#C7BEC5 color codes

HEX	`#C7BEC5`
RGB	`rgb(199, 190, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 5%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 1%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.88, 4.42, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.88, 5.02, 331.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.043, 53.001, 60.301)`
Decimal	`13090501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BEC5, 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 #C7BEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BEC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #C7BEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bec5; }
.text { color: #c7bec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 190 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bec5, #c7bec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7BEC5?: #C7BEC5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BEC5?: The RGB value is 199, 190, 197: 199 red, 190 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BEC5?: The complementary color is #BEC7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BEC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.