What color is #C7C7D5?

#C7C7D5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C7D5?

The RGB value is 199, 199, 213: 199 red, 199 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C7D5?

The complementary color is #D5D5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C7D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C7D5 color

#C7C7D5 rgb(199, 199, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7C7D5 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 78% green and 83.5% blue (199, 199, 213).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 14% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Slipper Satin (#BFC1CB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#C7C7D5 color codes

HEX	`#C7C7D5`
RGB	`rgb(199, 199, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 78%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 14%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.62, 2.65, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.62, 7.44, 290.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.985, 57.793, 71.144)`
Decimal	`13092821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C7D5, 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 #C7C7D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C7D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #C7C7D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c7d5; }
.text { color: #c7c7d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c7d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 199 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c7d5, #cec7d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7C7D5?: #C7C7D5 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Slipper Satin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C7D5?: The RGB value is 199, 199, 213: 199 red, 199 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C7D5?: The complementary color is #D5D5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C7D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.