What color is #C7CFB9?

#C7CFB9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7CFB9?

The RGB value is 199, 207, 185: 199 red, 207 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7CFB9?

The complementary color is #C1B9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7CFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7CFB9 color

#C7CFB9 rgb(199, 207, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7CFB9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 81.2% green and 72.5% blue (199, 207, 185).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#C7CFB9 color codes

HEX	`#C7CFB9`
RGB	`rgb(199, 207, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 81.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.99, -6.65, 10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.99, 12.01, 123.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.622, 60.271, 54.645)`
Decimal	`13094841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7CFB9, 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 #C7CFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7CFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #C7CFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7cfb9; }
.text { color: #c7cfb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7cfb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 207 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7cfb9, #bccfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C7CFB9?: #C7CFB9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7CFB9?: The RGB value is 199, 207, 185: 199 red, 207 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7CFB9?: The complementary color is #C1B9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7CFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.