What color is #C7CEDD?

#C7CEDD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CEDD?

The RGB value is 199, 206, 221: 199 red, 206 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CEDD?

The complementary color is #DDD6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CEDD color

#C7CEDD rgb(199, 206, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7CEDD is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 80.8% green and 86.7% blue (199, 206, 221).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#C7CEDD color codes

HEX	`#C7CEDD`
RGB	`rgb(199, 206, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 80.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.65, 0.52, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.65, 8.25, 273.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.673, 61.505, 77.173)`
Decimal	`13094621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CEDD, 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 #C7CEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #C7CEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7cedd; }
.text { color: #c7cedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7cedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 206 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7cedd, #cbc7dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7CEDD?: #C7CEDD is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CEDD?: The RGB value is 199, 206, 221: 199 red, 206 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CEDD?: The complementary color is #DDD6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.