What color is #C7E1CA?

#C7E1CA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7E1CA?

The RGB value is 199, 225, 202: 199 red, 225 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7E1CA?

The complementary color is #E1C7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7E1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7E1CA color

#C7E1CA rgb(199, 225, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7E1CA is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 88.2% green and 79.2% blue (199, 225, 202).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 30% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#C7E1CA color codes

HEX	`#C7E1CA`
RGB	`rgb(199, 225, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 88.2%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 30%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 12%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.12, -12.88, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.12, 15.36, 147.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.137, 70.256, 66.205)`
Decimal	`13099466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7E1CA, 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 #C7E1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7E1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #C7E1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7e1ca; }
.text { color: #c7e1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 225 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7e1ca, #c7e1d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #C7E1CA?: #C7E1CA is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7E1CA?: The RGB value is 199, 225, 202: 199 red, 225 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7E1CA?: The complementary color is #E1C7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7E1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.