What color is #C7CED9?

#C7CED9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Steel Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CED9?

The RGB value is 199, 206, 217: 199 red, 206 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CED9?

The complementary color is #D9D2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CED9 color

#C7CED9 rgb(199, 206, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7CED9 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 80.8% green and 85.1% blue (199, 206, 217).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 19% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Steel Mist (#C6CEDA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#C7CED9 color codes

HEX	`#C7CED9`
RGB	`rgb(199, 206, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 80.8%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 19%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.54, -0.27, -6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.54, 6.27, 267.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.146, 61.294, 74.4)`
Decimal	`13094617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CED9, 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 #C7CED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #C7CED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ced9; }
.text { color: #c7ced9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ced9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 206 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ced9, #c9c7d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7CED9?: #C7CED9 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Steel Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CED9?: The RGB value is 199, 206, 217: 199 red, 206 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CED9?: The complementary color is #D9D2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.