What color is #C7CFAB?

#C7CFAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CFAB?

The RGB value is 199, 207, 171: 199 red, 207 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CFAB?

The complementary color is #B3ABCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CFAB color

#C7CFAB rgb(199, 207, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7CFAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 81.2% green and 67.1% blue (199, 207, 171).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#C7CFAB color codes

HEX	`#C7CFAB`
RGB	`rgb(199, 207, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 81.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.68, -8.93, 17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.68, 19.21, 117.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.216, 59.708, 47.242)`
Decimal	`13094827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CFAB, 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 #C7CFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #C7CFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7cfab; }
.text { color: #c7cfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7cfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 207 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7cfab, #b5cfab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #C7CFAB?: #C7CFAB is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CFAB?: The RGB value is 199, 207, 171: 199 red, 207 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CFAB?: The complementary color is #B3ABCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.