What color is #C7D3CE?

#C7D3CE 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 #C7D3CE?

The RGB value is 199, 211, 206: 199 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D3CE?

The complementary color is #D3C7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D3CE color

#C7D3CE rgb(199, 211, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7D3CE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 82.7% green and 80.8% blue (199, 211, 206).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 12% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#C7D3CE color codes

HEX	`#C7D3CE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 211, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 82.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 12%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 6%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.54, -4.99, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.54, 5.1, 167.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.986, 63.186, 67.522)`
Decimal	`13095886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D3CE, 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 #C7D3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #C7D3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d3ce; }
.text { color: #c7d3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 211 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d3ce, #c7d2d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7D3CE?: #C7D3CE 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 #C7D3CE?: The RGB value is 199, 211, 206: 199 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D3CE?: The complementary color is #D3C7CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.