What color is #C7DDD1?

#C7DDD1 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DDD1?

The RGB value is 199, 221, 209: 199 red, 221 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DDD1?

The complementary color is #DDC7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DDD1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DDD1 color

#C7DDD1 rgb(199, 221, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7DDD1 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 86.7% green and 82% blue (199, 221, 209).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 24% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#C7DDD1 color codes

HEX	`#C7DDD1`
RGB	`rgb(199, 221, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 86.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 24%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 5%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.23, -9.58, 3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.23, 10.16, 160.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.916, 68.458, 70.314)`
Decimal	`13098449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DDD1, 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 #C7DDD1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DDD1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #C7DDD1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ddd1; }
.text { color: #c7ddd1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ddd1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 221 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ddd1, #c7dddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C7DDD1?: #C7DDD1 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DDD1?: The RGB value is 199, 221, 209: 199 red, 221 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DDD1?: The complementary color is #DDC7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DDD1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.