What color is #C7DADA?

#C7DADA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DADA?

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

What is the complementary color of #C7DADA?

The complementary color is #DAC7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DADA color

#C7DADA rgb(199, 218, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C7DADA is a light, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 20% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#C7DADA color codes

HEX	`#C7DADA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 218, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 85.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 20%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.68, -6.33, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.68, 6.69, 198.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.277, 67.346, 76.087)`
Decimal	`13097690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DADA, 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 #C7DADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #C7DADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dada; }
.text { color: #c7dada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 218 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dada, #c7d1da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7DADA?: #C7DADA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DADA?: The RGB value is 199, 218, 218: 199 red, 218 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DADA?: The complementary color is #DAC7C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.