What color is #C7D0D6?

#C7D0D6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D0D6?

The RGB value is 199, 208, 214: 199 red, 208 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D0D6?

The complementary color is #D6CDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D0D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D0D6 color

#C7D0D6 rgb(199, 208, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7D0D6 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 81.6% green and 83.9% blue (199, 208, 214).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 15% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Polished Silver (#C5D1DA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#C7D0D6 color codes

HEX	`#C7D0D6`
RGB	`rgb(199, 208, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 81.6%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 15%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.97, -1.91, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.97, 4.45, 244.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.244, 62.108, 72.525)`
Decimal	`13095126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D0D6, 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 #C7D0D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D0D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #C7D0D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d0d6; }
.text { color: #c7d0d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d0d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 208 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d0d6, #c7c9d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7D0D6?: #C7D0D6 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Polished Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D0D6?: The RGB value is 199, 208, 214: 199 red, 208 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D0D6?: The complementary color is #D6CDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D0D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.