What color is #C7D5C1?

#C7D5C1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D5C1?

The RGB value is 199, 213, 193: 199 red, 213 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D5C1?

The complementary color is #CFC1D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D5C1 color

#C7D5C1 rgb(199, 213, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7D5C1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 83.5% green and 75.7% blue (199, 213, 193).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 19% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#C7D5C1 color codes

HEX	`#C7D5C1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 213, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 83.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 19%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 9%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.75, -8.37, 8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.75, 11.77, 135.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.971, 63.581, 59.713)`
Decimal	`13096385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D5C1, 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 #C7D5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	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 #C7D5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d5c1; }
.text { color: #c7d5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 213 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d5c1, #c1d5c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7D5C1?: #C7D5C1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D5C1?: The RGB value is 199, 213, 193: 199 red, 213 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D5C1?: The complementary color is #CFC1D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.