What color is #C7D9BD?

#C7D9BD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7D9BD?

The RGB value is 199, 217, 189: 199 red, 217 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D9BD?

The complementary color is #CFBDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D9BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D9BD color

#C7D9BD rgb(199, 217, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7D9BD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 85.1% green and 74.1% blue (199, 217, 189).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#C7D9BD color codes

HEX	`#C7D9BD`
RGB	`rgb(199, 217, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 85.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 27%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.71, -11.1, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.71, 16.17, 133.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.55, 65.442, 57.734)`
Decimal	`13097405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D9BD, 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 #C7D9BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D9BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	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 #C7D9BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d9bd; }
.text { color: #c7d9bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d9bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 217 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d9bd, #bdd9c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C7D9BD?: #C7D9BD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7D9BD?: The RGB value is 199, 217, 189: 199 red, 217 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D9BD?: The complementary color is #CFBDD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D9BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.