What color is #C7E2B8?

#C7E2B8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7E2B8?

The RGB value is 199, 226, 184: 199 red, 226 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7E2B8?

The complementary color is #D3B8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7E2B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7E2B8 color

#C7E2B8 rgb(199, 226, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7E2B8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 88.6% green and 72.2% blue (199, 226, 184).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 42% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#C7E2B8 color codes

HEX	`#C7E2B8`
RGB	`rgb(199, 226, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 88.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 42%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.99, -16.46, 17.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.99, 24.1, 133.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.4, 69.995, 55.719)`
Decimal	`13099704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7E2B8, 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 #C7E2B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7E2B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #C7E2B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7e2b8; }
.text { color: #c7e2b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e2b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 226 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7e2b8, #b8e2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C7E2B8?: #C7E2B8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7E2B8?: The RGB value is 199, 226, 184: 199 red, 226 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7E2B8?: The complementary color is #D3B8E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7E2B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.