What color is #C7CCCF?

#C7CCCF is a light gray, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CCCF?

The RGB value is 199, 204, 207: 199 red, 204 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CCCF?

The complementary color is #CFCAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CCCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CCCF color

#C7CCCF rgb(199, 204, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7CCCF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 80% green and 81.2% blue (199, 204, 207).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 8% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Where There Is Smoke (#C7CCCE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#C7CCCF color codes

HEX	`#C7CCCF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 204, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 80%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 8%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.75, -1.15, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.75, 2.38, 241.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.406, 59.833, 67.597)`
Decimal	`13094095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CCCF, 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 #C7CCCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CCCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #C7CCCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7cccf; }
.text { color: #c7cccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7cccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 204 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7cccf, #c7c8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7CCCF?: #C7CCCF is a light gray, closest to the named color Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CCCF?: The RGB value is 199, 204, 207: 199 red, 204 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CCCF?: The complementary color is #CFCAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CCCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.