What color is #C7D3B9?

#C7D3B9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D3B9?

The RGB value is 199, 211, 185: 199 red, 211 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D3B9?

The complementary color is #C5B9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D3B9 color

#C7D3B9 rgb(199, 211, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7D3B9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 82.7% green and 72.5% blue (199, 211, 185).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#C7D3B9 color codes

HEX	`#C7D3B9`
RGB	`rgb(199, 211, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 82.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.04, -8.71, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.04, 14.43, 127.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.603, 62.233, 54.972)`
Decimal	`13095865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D3B9, 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 #C7D3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #C7D3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d3b9; }
.text { color: #c7d3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 211 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d3b9, #bad3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #C7D3B9?: #C7D3B9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D3B9?: The RGB value is 199, 211, 185: 199 red, 211 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D3B9?: The complementary color is #C5B9D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.