What color is #C7D9DF?

#C7D9DF 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 #C7D9DF?

The RGB value is 199, 217, 223: 199 red, 217 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D9DF?

The complementary color is #DFCDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D9DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D9DF color

#C7D9DF rgb(199, 217, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7D9DF is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 85.1% green and 87.5% blue (199, 217, 223).

Its hue angle is 195°, 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.42:1).

#C7D9DF color codes

HEX	`#C7D9DF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 217, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 85.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.55, -4.83, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.55, 6.96, 225.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.682, 67.095, 79.499)`
Decimal	`13097439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D9DF, 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 #C7D9DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D9DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.42:1	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 #C7D9DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d9df; }
.text { color: #c7d9df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d9df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 217 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d9df, #c7cddf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7D9DF?: #C7D9DF 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 #C7D9DF?: The RGB value is 199, 217, 223: 199 red, 217 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D9DF?: The complementary color is #DFCDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D9DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.