What color is #C7D7DE?

#C7D7DE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D7DE?

The RGB value is 199, 215, 222: 199 red, 215 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D7DE?

The complementary color is #DECEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D7DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D7DE color

#C7D7DE rgb(199, 215, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7D7DE is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 84.3% green and 87.1% blue (199, 215, 222).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Yeti Footprint (#C7D7E0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#C7D7DE color codes

HEX	`#C7D7DE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 215, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 84.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85, -3.99, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85, 6.62, 232.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.035, 66.016, 78.62)`
Decimal	`13096926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D7DE, 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 #C7D7DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D7DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #C7D7DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d7de; }
.text { color: #c7d7de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d7de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 215 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d7de, #c7cbde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7D7DE?: #C7D7DE is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Yeti Footprint. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D7DE?: The RGB value is 199, 215, 222: 199 red, 215 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D7DE?: The complementary color is #DECEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D7DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.