What color is #C7C2B7?

#C7C2B7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C2B7?

The RGB value is 199, 194, 183: 199 red, 194 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C2B7?

The complementary color is #B7BCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C2B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C2B7 color

#C7C2B7 rgb(199, 194, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7C2B7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 76.1% green and 71.8% blue (199, 194, 183).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 13% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#C7C2B7 color codes

HEX	`#C7C2B7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 194, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 76.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 13%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.55, -0.19, 6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.55, 6.15, 91.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.391, 54.145, 52.534)`
Decimal	`13091511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C2B7, 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 #C7C2B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C2B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #C7C2B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c2b7; }
.text { color: #c7c2b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c2b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 194 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c2b7, #c4c7b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7C2B7?: #C7C2B7 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C2B7?: The RGB value is 199, 194, 183: 199 red, 194 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C2B7?: The complementary color is #B7BCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C2B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.