What color is #C7CDC7?

#C7CDC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CDC7?

The RGB value is 199, 205, 199: 199 red, 205 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CDC7?

The complementary color is #CDC7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CDC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CDC7 color

#C7CDC7 rgb(199, 205, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7CDC7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 80.4% green and 78% blue (199, 205, 199).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#C7CDC7 color codes

HEX	`#C7CDC7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 205, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 80.4%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 3%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.8, -3.15, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.8, 3.88, 144.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.692, 59.928, 62.655)`
Decimal	`13094343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CDC7, 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 #C7CDC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CDC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #C7CDC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7cdc7; }
.text { color: #c7cdc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7cdc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 205 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7cdc7, #c7cdca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7CDC7?: #C7CDC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CDC7?: The RGB value is 199, 205, 199: 199 red, 205 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CDC7?: The complementary color is #CDC7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CDC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.