What color is #C7DAC9?

#C7DAC9 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 #C7DAC9?

The RGB value is 199, 218, 201: 199 red, 218 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DAC9?

The complementary color is #DAC7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DAC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DAC9 color

#C7DAC9 rgb(199, 218, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7DAC9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 85.5% green and 78.8% blue (199, 218, 201).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Marsh Fog (#C6D8C7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#C7DAC9 color codes

HEX	`#C7DAC9`
RGB	`rgb(199, 218, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 85.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.25, -9.51, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.25, 11.35, 146.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.165, 66.501, 64.966)`
Decimal	`13097673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DAC9, 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 #C7DAC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DAC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #C7DAC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dac9; }
.text { color: #c7dac9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dac9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 218 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dac9, #c7dad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7DAC9?: #C7DAC9 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 #C7DAC9?: The RGB value is 199, 218, 201: 199 red, 218 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DAC9?: The complementary color is #DAC7D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DAC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.