What color is #C7C2D0?

#C7C2D0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C2D0?

The RGB value is 199, 194, 208: 199 red, 194 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C2D0?

The complementary color is #CBD0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C2D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C2D0 color

#C7C2D0 rgb(199, 194, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7C2D0 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 76.1% green and 81.6% blue (199, 194, 208).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 13% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#C7C2D0 color codes

HEX	`#C7C2D0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 194, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 76.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 13%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 7%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.2, 4.34, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.2, 7.71, 304.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.228, 55.28, 67.475)`
Decimal	`13091536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C2D0, 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 #C7C2D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C2D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #C7C2D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c2d0; }
.text { color: #c7c2d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c2d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 194 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c2d0, #cec2d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #C7C2D0?: #C7C2D0 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C2D0?: The RGB value is 199, 194, 208: 199 red, 194 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C2D0?: The complementary color is #CBD0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C2D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.