What color is #C7C6A9?

#C7C6A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C6A9?

The RGB value is 199, 198, 169: 199 red, 198 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C6A9?

The complementary color is #A9AAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C6A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C6A9 color

#C7C6A9 rgb(199, 198, 169)

Shades of beige

The hex color #C7C6A9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 77.6% green and 66.3% blue (199, 198, 169).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#C7C6A9 color codes

HEX	`#C7C6A9`
RGB	`rgb(199, 198, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 77.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.27, -4.58, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.27, 15.39, 107.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.908, 55.395, 45.539)`
Decimal	`13092521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C6A9, 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 #C7C6A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C6A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	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 #C7C6A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c6a9; }
.text { color: #c7c6a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c6a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 198 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c6a9, #b9c7a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C7C6A9?: #C7C6A9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C6A9?: The RGB value is 199, 198, 169: 199 red, 198 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C6A9?: The complementary color is #A9AAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C6A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.08:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.