What color is #C7C7C0?

#C7C7C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C7C0?

The RGB value is 199, 199, 192: 199 red, 199 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C7C0?

The complementary color is #C0C0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C7C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C7C0 color

#C7C7C0 rgb(199, 199, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7C7C0 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 78% green and 75.3% blue (199, 199, 192).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 6% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#C7C7C0 color codes

HEX	`#C7C7C0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 199, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 78%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 6%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.06, -1.26, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.06, 3.72, 109.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.49, 56.795, 58.004)`
Decimal	`13092800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C7C0, 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 #C7C7C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C7C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #C7C7C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c7c0; }
.text { color: #c7c7c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c7c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 199 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c7c0, #c3c7c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7C7C0?: #C7C7C0 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C7C0?: The RGB value is 199, 199, 192: 199 red, 199 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C7C0?: The complementary color is #C0C0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C7C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.