What color is #C7DCDE?

#C7DCDE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DCDE?

The RGB value is 199, 220, 222: 199 red, 220 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DCDE?

The complementary color is #DEC9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DCDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DCDE color

#C7DCDE rgb(199, 220, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C7DCDE is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 86.3% green and 87.1% blue (199, 220, 222).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#C7DCDE color codes

HEX	`#C7DCDE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 220, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 86.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.31, -6.58, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.31, 7.39, 207.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.328, 68.601, 79.051)`
Decimal	`13098206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DCDE, 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 #C7DCDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DCDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #C7DCDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dcde; }
.text { color: #c7dcde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dcde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 220 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dcde, #c7d1de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7DCDE?: #C7DCDE is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DCDE?: The RGB value is 199, 220, 222: 199 red, 220 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DCDE?: The complementary color is #DEC9C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DCDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.