What color is #C7DFE6?

#C7DFE6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DFE6?

The RGB value is 199, 223, 230: 199 red, 223 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DFE6?

The complementary color is #E6CEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DFE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DFE6 color

#C7DFE6 rgb(199, 223, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C7DFE6 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 87.5% green and 90.2% blue (199, 223, 230).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breezy (#C2DDE6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.13:1).

#C7DFE6 color codes

HEX	`#C7DFE6`
RGB	`rgb(199, 223, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 87.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.3, -6.53, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.3, 8.95, 223.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.22, 70.629, 85.097)`
Decimal	`13098982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DFE6, 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 #C7DFE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DFE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.13:1	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 #C7DFE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dfe6; }
.text { color: #c7dfe6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dfe6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 223 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dfe6, #c7d0e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7DFE6?: #C7DFE6 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DFE6?: The RGB value is 199, 223, 230: 199 red, 223 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DFE6?: The complementary color is #E6CEC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DFE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.