What color is #C7DDEC?

#C7DDEC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Put on Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DDEC?

The RGB value is 199, 221, 236: 199 red, 221 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DDEC?

The complementary color is #ECD6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DDEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DDEC color

#C7DDEC rgb(199, 221, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7DDEC is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 86.7% green and 92.5% blue (199, 221, 236).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 49% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Put on Ice (#C8DDEA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#C7DDEC color codes

HEX	`#C7DDEC`
RGB	`rgb(199, 221, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 86.7%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 49%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.95, -4.27, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.95, 10.69, 246.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.546, 69.91, 89.434)`
Decimal	`13098476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DDEC, 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 #C7DDEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DDEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #C7DDEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ddec; }
.text { color: #c7ddec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ddec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 221 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ddec, #c7cbec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7DDEC?: #C7DDEC is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Put on Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DDEC?: The RGB value is 199, 221, 236: 199 red, 221 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DDEC?: The complementary color is #ECD6C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DDEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.