What color is #C7C5D1?

#C7C5D1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C5D1?

The RGB value is 199, 197, 209: 199 red, 197 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C5D1?

The complementary color is #CFD1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C5D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C5D1 color

#C7C5D1 rgb(199, 197, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7C5D1 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 77.3% green and 82% blue (199, 197, 209).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 12% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.34:1).

#C7C5D1 color codes

HEX	`#C7C5D1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 197, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 77.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 12%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80, 2.94, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80, 6.44, 297.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.026, 56.678, 68.35)`
Decimal	`13092305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C5D1, 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 #C7C5D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C5D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.34:1	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 #C7C5D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c5d1; }
.text { color: #c7c5d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c5d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 197 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c5d1, #cdc5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7C5D1?: #C7C5D1 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C5D1?: The RGB value is 199, 197, 209: 199 red, 197 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C5D1?: The complementary color is #CFD1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C5D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.