What color is #C7DBE1?

#C7DBE1 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea Foam Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DBE1?

The RGB value is 199, 219, 225: 199 red, 219 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DBE1?

The complementary color is #E1CDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DBE1 color

#C7DBE1 rgb(199, 219, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C7DBE1 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 85.9% green and 88.2% blue (199, 219, 225).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sea Foam Mist (#CBDCE2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#C7DBE1 color codes

HEX	`#C7DBE1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 219, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 85.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 3%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.13, -5.47, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.13, 7.56, 223.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.472, 68.24, 81.1)`
Decimal	`13097953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DBE1, 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 #C7DBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #C7DBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dbe1; }
.text { color: #c7dbe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dbe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 219 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dbe1, #c7cee1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7DBE1?: #C7DBE1 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea Foam Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DBE1?: The RGB value is 199, 219, 225: 199 red, 219 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DBE1?: The complementary color is #E1CDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.