What color is #C7E093?

#C7E093 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7E093?

The RGB value is 199, 224, 147: 199 red, 224 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7E093?

The complementary color is #AC93E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7E093?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7E093 color

#C7E093 rgb(199, 224, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7E093 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 87.8% green and 57.6% blue (199, 224, 147).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 55% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#C7E093 color codes

HEX	`#C7E093`
RGB	`rgb(199, 224, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 87.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 55%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 34%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 34%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.79, -20.88, 35.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.79, 40.78, 120.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.475, 67.56, 37.716)`
Decimal	`13099155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7E093, 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 #C7E093	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7E093 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	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 #C7E093 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7e093; }
.text { color: #c7e093; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e093; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 224 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7e093, #a1e093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #C7E093?: #C7E093 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7E093?: The RGB value is 199, 224, 147: 199 red, 224 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7E093?: The complementary color is #AC93E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7E093?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.