What color is #C7C1BF?

#C7C1BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C1BF?

The RGB value is 199, 193, 191: 199 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C1BF?

The complementary color is #BFC5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C1BF color

#C7C1BF rgb(199, 193, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7C1BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 75.7% green and 74.9% blue (199, 193, 191).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Dim (#C8C2BE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#C7C1BF color codes

HEX	`#C7C1BF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 193, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 75.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.49, 1.73, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.49, 2.46, 45.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.026, 54.044, 56.971)`
Decimal	`13091263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C1BF, 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 #C7C1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #C7C1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c1bf; }
.text { color: #c7c1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 193 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c1bf, #c7c5bf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7C1BF?: #C7C1BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Dim. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C1BF?: The RGB value is 199, 193, 191: 199 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C1BF?: The complementary color is #BFC5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.