What color is #C7DFE7?

#C7DFE7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7DFE7?

The RGB value is 199, 223, 231: 199 red, 223 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7DFE7?

The complementary color is #E7CFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7DFE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7DFE7 color

#C7DFE7 rgb(199, 223, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #C7DFE7 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 87.5% green and 90.6% blue (199, 223, 231).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 40% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breezy (#C2DDE6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#C7DFE7 color codes

HEX	`#C7DFE7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 223, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 87.5%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 40%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 14%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.33, -6.33, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.33, 9.14, 226.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.361, 70.686, 85.839)`
Decimal	`13098983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7DFE7, 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 #C7DFE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7DFE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #C7DFE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7dfe7; }
.text { color: #c7dfe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7dfe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 223 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7dfe7, #c7cfe7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7DFE7?: #C7DFE7 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breezy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7DFE7?: The RGB value is 199, 223, 231: 199 red, 223 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7DFE7?: The complementary color is #E7CFC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7DFE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.