What color is #C7C8CA?

#C7C8CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Weathered Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7C8CA?

The RGB value is 199, 200, 202: 199 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7C8CA?

The complementary color is #CAC9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7C8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7C8CA color

#C7C8CA rgb(199, 200, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7C8CA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 78.4% green and 79.2% blue (199, 200, 202).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 3% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Stone (#C4C5C6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#C7C8CA color codes

HEX	`#C7C8CA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 200, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 78.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 3%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 1%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.58, 0.03, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.58, 1.12, 271.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.866, 57.715, 64.115)`
Decimal	`13093066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7C8CA, 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 #C7C8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7C8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #C7C8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7c8ca; }
.text { color: #c7c8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7c8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 200 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7c8ca, #c8c7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #C7C8CA?: #C7C8CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Weathered Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7C8CA?: The RGB value is 199, 200, 202: 199 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7C8CA?: The complementary color is #CAC9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7C8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.