What color is #C7DAC6?

#C7DAC6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DAC6?

The RGB value is 199, 218, 198: 199 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DAC6?

The complementary color is #D9C6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DAC6 color

#C7DAC6 rgb(199, 218, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7DAC6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 85.5% green and 77.6% blue (199, 218, 198).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 21% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#C7DAC6 color codes

HEX	`#C7DAC6`
RGB	`rgb(199, 218, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 85.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 21%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.18, -10.05, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.18, 12.65, 142.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.816, 66.362, 63.126)`
Decimal	`13097670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DAC6, 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 #C7DAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	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 #C7DAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dac6; }
.text { color: #c7dac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 218 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dac6, #c6dacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7DAC6?: #C7DAC6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Marsh Fog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DAC6?: The RGB value is 199, 218, 198: 199 red, 218 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DAC6?: The complementary color is #D9C6DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.