What color is #C7E5C4?

#C7E5C4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7E5C4?

The RGB value is 199, 229, 196: 199 red, 229 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7E5C4?

The complementary color is #E2C4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7E5C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7E5C4 color

#C7E5C4 rgb(199, 229, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7E5C4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 89.8% green and 76.9% blue (199, 229, 196).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 39% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ambrosia (#C6E1BC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#C7E5C4 color codes

HEX	`#C7E5C4`
RGB	`rgb(199, 229, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 89.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 39%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 14%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 14%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.05, -15.94, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.05, 20.46, 141.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.534, 72.165, 62.901)`
Decimal	`13100484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7E5C4, 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 #C7E5C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7E5C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #C7E5C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7e5c4; }
.text { color: #c7e5c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e5c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 229 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7e5c4, #c4e5d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C7E5C4?: #C7E5C4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ambrosia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7E5C4?: The RGB value is 199, 229, 196: 199 red, 229 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7E5C4?: The complementary color is #E2C4E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7E5C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.