What color is #C7DCD3?

#C7DCD3 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DCD3?

The RGB value is 199, 220, 211: 199 red, 220 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DCD3?

The complementary color is #DCC7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DCD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DCD3 color

#C7DCD3 rgb(199, 220, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7DCD3 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 86.3% green and 82.7% blue (199, 220, 211).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 23% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#C7DCD3 color codes

HEX	`#C7DCD3`
RGB	`rgb(199, 220, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 86.3%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 23%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.02, -8.69, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.02, 8.93, 166.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.902, 68.031, 71.538)`
Decimal	`13098195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DCD3, 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 #C7DCD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DCD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	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 #C7DCD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dcd3; }
.text { color: #c7dcd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dcd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 220 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dcd3, #c7dbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7DCD3?: #C7DCD3 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DCD3?: The RGB value is 199, 220, 211: 199 red, 220 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DCD3?: The complementary color is #DCC7D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DCD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.