What color is #C7E2A7?

#C7E2A7 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7E2A7?

The RGB value is 199, 226, 167: 199 red, 226 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7E2A7?

The complementary color is #C2A7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7E2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7E2A7 color

#C7E2A7 rgb(199, 226, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7E2A7 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 88.6% green and 65.5% blue (199, 226, 167).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 50% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#C7E2A7 color codes

HEX	`#C7E2A7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 226, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 88.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 50%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 26%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.66, -19.1, 25.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.66, 32.24, 126.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.724, 69.324, 46.892)`
Decimal	`13099687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7E2A7, 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 #C7E2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7E2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #C7E2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7e2a7; }
.text { color: #c7e2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 226 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7e2a7, #aae2a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C7E2A7?: #C7E2A7 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7E2A7?: The RGB value is 199, 226, 167: 199 red, 226 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7E2A7?: The complementary color is #C2A7E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7E2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.86:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.