What color is #C7CABA?

#C7CABA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CABA?

The RGB value is 199, 202, 186: 199 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CABA?

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

Is black or white text better on #C7CABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CABA color

#C7CABA rgb(199, 202, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7CABA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 79.2% green and 72.9% blue (199, 202, 186).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#C7CABA color codes

HEX	`#C7CABA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 202, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 79.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.7, -3.88, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.7, 8.56, 116.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.535, 57.928, 54.806)`
Decimal	`13093562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CABA, 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 #C7CABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #C7CABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7caba; }
.text { color: #c7caba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7caba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 202 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7caba, #bfcaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C7CABA?: #C7CABA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CABA?: The RGB value is 199, 202, 186: 199 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CABA?: The complementary color is #BDBACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.