What color is #C7CEB2?

#C7CEB2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CEB2?

The RGB value is 199, 206, 178: 199 red, 206 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CEB2?

The complementary color is #B9B2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CEB2 color

#C7CEB2 rgb(199, 206, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7CEB2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 80.8% green and 69.8% blue (199, 206, 178).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#C7CEB2 color codes

HEX	`#C7CEB2`
RGB	`rgb(199, 206, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 80.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.57, -7.3, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.57, 15.02, 119.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.659, 59.499, 50.768)`
Decimal	`13094578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CEB2, 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 #C7CEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #C7CEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ceb2; }
.text { color: #c7ceb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ceb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 206 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ceb2, #b9ceb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C7CEB2?: #C7CEB2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CEB2?: The RGB value is 199, 206, 178: 199 red, 206 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CEB2?: The complementary color is #B9B2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.