What color is #C7E4DE?

#C7E4DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7E4DE?

The RGB value is 199, 228, 222: 199 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7E4DE?

The complementary color is #E4C7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7E4DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7E4DE color

#C7E4DE rgb(199, 228, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C7E4DE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 89.4% green and 87.1% blue (199, 228, 222).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 35% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Polar Expedition (#C9E7E3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#C7E4DE color codes

HEX	`#C7E4DE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 228, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 89.4%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 35%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 13%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.4, -10.67, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.4, 10.67, 181.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.478, 72.901, 79.767)`
Decimal	`13100254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7E4DE, 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 #C7E4DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7E4DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #C7E4DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7e4de; }
.text { color: #c7e4de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e4de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 228 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7e4de, #c7dce4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C7E4DE?: #C7E4DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7E4DE?: The RGB value is 199, 228, 222: 199 red, 228 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7E4DE?: The complementary color is #E4C7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7E4DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.