What color is #C7D8DF?

#C7D8DF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea Foam Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D8DF?

The RGB value is 199, 216, 223: 199 red, 216 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D8DF?

The complementary color is #DFCEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D8DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D8DF color

#C7D8DF rgb(199, 216, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7D8DF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 84.7% green and 87.5% blue (199, 216, 223).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 27% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Sea Foam Mist (#CBDCE2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#C7D8DF color codes

HEX	`#C7D8DF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 216, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 84.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.29, -4.31, -5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.29, 6.9, 231.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.425, 66.581, 79.413)`
Decimal	`13097183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D8DF, 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 #C7D8DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D8DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #C7D8DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d8df; }
.text { color: #c7d8df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d8df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 216 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d8df, #c7ccdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7D8DF?: #C7D8DF is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sea Foam Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D8DF?: The RGB value is 199, 216, 223: 199 red, 216 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D8DF?: The complementary color is #DFCEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D8DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.