What color is #C7BEC9?

#C7BEC9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7BEC9?

The RGB value is 199, 190, 201: 199 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7BEC9?

The complementary color is #C0C9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7BEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7BEC9 color

#C7BEC9 rgb(199, 190, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7BEC9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 74.5% green and 78.8% blue (199, 190, 201).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#C7BEC9 color codes

HEX	`#C7BEC9`
RGB	`rgb(199, 190, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 74.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.98, 5.16, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.98, 6.77, 319.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.508, 53.186, 62.747)`
Decimal	`13090505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7BEC9, 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 #C7BEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7BEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #C7BEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7bec9; }
.text { color: #c7bec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7bec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 190 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7bec9, #c9bec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7BEC9?: #C7BEC9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7BEC9?: The RGB value is 199, 190, 201: 199 red, 190 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7BEC9?: The complementary color is #C0C9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7BEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.