What color is #C7DECA?

#C7DECA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DECA?

The RGB value is 199, 222, 202: 199 red, 222 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DECA?

The complementary color is #DEC7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DECA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DECA color

#C7DECA rgb(199, 222, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7DECA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 87.1% green and 79.2% blue (199, 222, 202).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 26% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#C7DECA color codes

HEX	`#C7DECA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 222, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 87.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 26%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 10%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.33, -11.37, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.33, 13.47, 147.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.333, 68.648, 65.937)`
Decimal	`13098698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DECA, 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 #C7DECA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DECA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #C7DECA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7deca; }
.text { color: #c7deca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7deca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 222 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7deca, #c7ded5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C7DECA?: #C7DECA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DECA?: The RGB value is 199, 222, 202: 199 red, 222 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DECA?: The complementary color is #DEC7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DECA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.