What color is #C7DFCB?

#C7DFCB 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 #C7DFCB?

The RGB value is 199, 223, 203: 199 red, 223 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DFCB?

The complementary color is #DFC7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DFCB color

#C7DFCB rgb(199, 223, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7DFCB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 87.5% green and 79.6% blue (199, 223, 203).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 27% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#C7DFCB color codes

HEX	`#C7DFCB`
RGB	`rgb(199, 223, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 87.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 27%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 11%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.62, -11.69, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.62, 13.68, 148.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.718, 69.228, 66.652)`
Decimal	`13098955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DFCB, 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 #C7DFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #C7DFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dfcb; }
.text { color: #c7dfcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dfcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 223 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dfcb, #c7dfd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C7DFCB?: #C7DFCB 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 #C7DFCB?: The RGB value is 199, 223, 203: 199 red, 223 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DFCB?: The complementary color is #DFC7DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.