What color is #C7D9E0?

#C7D9E0 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 #C7D9E0?

The RGB value is 199, 217, 224: 199 red, 217 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7D9E0?

The complementary color is #E0CEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7D9E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7D9E0 color

#C7D9E0 rgb(199, 217, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7D9E0 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 85.1% green and 87.8% blue (199, 217, 224).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 29% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sea Foam Mist (#CBDCE2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#C7D9E0 color codes

HEX	`#C7D9E0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 217, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 85.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 29%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 11%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 3%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.58, -4.63, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.58, 7.19, 229.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.817, 67.149, 80.211)`
Decimal	`13097440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7D9E0, 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 #C7D9E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7D9E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #C7D9E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7d9e0; }
.text { color: #c7d9e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7d9e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 217 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7d9e0, #c7cce0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7D9E0?: #C7D9E0 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 #C7D9E0?: The RGB value is 199, 217, 224: 199 red, 217 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7D9E0?: The complementary color is #E0CEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7D9E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.