What color is #C7DDC0?

#C7DDC0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DDC0?

The RGB value is 199, 221, 192: 199 red, 221 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DDC0?

The complementary color is #D6C0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DDC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DDC0 color

#C7DDC0 rgb(199, 221, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7DDC0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 86.7% green and 75.3% blue (199, 221, 192).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 30% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#C7DDC0 color codes

HEX	`#C7DDC0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 221, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 86.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 30%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.84, -12.61, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.84, 17.26, 136.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.922, 67.66, 59.814)`
Decimal	`13098432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DDC0, 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 #C7DDC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DDC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #C7DDC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ddc0; }
.text { color: #c7ddc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ddc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 221 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ddc0, #c0ddc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C7DDC0?: #C7DDC0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DDC0?: The RGB value is 199, 221, 192: 199 red, 221 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DDC0?: The complementary color is #D6C0DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DDC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.