What color is #C7D0CD?

#C7D0CD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D0CD?

The RGB value is 199, 208, 205: 199 red, 208 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D0CD?

The complementary color is #D0C7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D0CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D0CD color

#C7D0CD rgb(199, 208, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7D0CD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 81.6% green and 80.4% blue (199, 208, 205).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 9% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#C7D0CD color codes

HEX	`#C7D0CD`
RGB	`rgb(199, 208, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 81.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 9%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 4%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.73, -3.61, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.73, 3.64, 173.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.126, 61.661, 66.638)`
Decimal	`13095117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D0CD, 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 #C7D0CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D0CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #C7D0CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d0cd; }
.text { color: #c7d0cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d0cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 208 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d0cd, #c7cfd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7D0CD?: #C7D0CD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D0CD?: The RGB value is 199, 208, 205: 199 red, 208 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D0CD?: The complementary color is #D0C7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D0CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.