What color is #C7DEC6?

#C7DEC6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DEC6?

The RGB value is 199, 222, 198: 199 red, 222 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DEC6?

The complementary color is #DDC6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DEC6?

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.

#C7DEC6 color

#C7DEC6 rgb(199, 222, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7DEC6 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 87.1% green and 77.6% blue (199, 222, 198).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 27% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C7DEC6 color codes

HEX	`#C7DEC6`
RGB	`rgb(199, 222, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 87.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 27%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 11%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.24, -12.08, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.24, 15.18, 142.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.865, 68.461, 63.475)`
Decimal	`13098694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DEC6, 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 #C7DEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DEC6 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 #C7DEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dec6; }
.text { color: #c7dec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 222 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dec6, #c6ded1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C7DEC6?: #C7DEC6 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DEC6?: The RGB value is 199, 222, 198: 199 red, 222 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DEC6?: The complementary color is #DDC6DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DEC6?: 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.