What color is #C7D5AD?

#C7D5AD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D5AD?

The RGB value is 199, 213, 173: 199 red, 213 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D5AD?

The complementary color is #BBADD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D5AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D5AD color

#C7D5AD rgb(199, 213, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7D5AD is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 83.5% green and 67.8% blue (199, 213, 173).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 32% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#C7D5AD color codes

HEX	`#C7D5AD`
RGB	`rgb(199, 213, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 83.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 32%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.31, -11.68, 18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.31, 21.65, 122.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.889, 62.748, 48.747)`
Decimal	`13096365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D5AD, 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 #C7D5AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D5AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #C7D5AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d5ad; }
.text { color: #c7d5ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d5ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 213 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d5ad, #b3d5ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C7D5AD?: #C7D5AD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D5AD?: The RGB value is 199, 213, 173: 199 red, 213 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D5AD?: The complementary color is #BBADD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D5AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.