What color is #C7CCBE?

#C7CCBE 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 #C7CCBE?

The RGB value is 199, 204, 190: 199 red, 204 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CCBE?

The complementary color is #C3BECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CCBE color

#C7CCBE rgb(199, 204, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7CCBE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 80% green and 74.5% blue (199, 204, 190).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#C7CCBE color codes

HEX	`#C7CCBE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 204, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 80%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.32, -4.23, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.32, 7.66, 123.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.439, 59.046, 57.234)`
Decimal	`13094078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CCBE, 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 #C7CCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #C7CCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ccbe; }
.text { color: #c7ccbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ccbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 204 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ccbe, #c0ccbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7CCBE?: #C7CCBE 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 #C7CCBE?: The RGB value is 199, 204, 190: 199 red, 204 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CCBE?: The complementary color is #C3BECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.