What color is #C7D6D4?

#C7D6D4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D6D4?

The RGB value is 199, 214, 212: 199 red, 214 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D6D4?

The complementary color is #D6C7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D6D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D6D4 color

#C7D6D4 rgb(199, 214, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C7D6D4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 83.9% green and 83.1% blue (199, 214, 212).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 15% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#C7D6D4 color codes

HEX	`#C7D6D4`
RGB	`rgb(199, 214, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 83.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 15%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.48, -5.42, -0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.48, 5.47, 187.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.481, 64.988, 71.685)`
Decimal	`13096660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D6D4, 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 #C7D6D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D6D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #C7D6D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d6d4; }
.text { color: #c7d6d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d6d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 214 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d6d4, #c7d1d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7D6D4?: #C7D6D4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D6D4?: The RGB value is 199, 214, 212: 199 red, 214 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D6D4?: The complementary color is #D6C7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D6D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.