What color is #C7E5E3?

#C7E5E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swan Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7E5E3?

The RGB value is 199, 229, 227: 199 red, 229 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7E5E3?

The complementary color is #E5C7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7E5E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7E5E3 color

#C7E5E3 rgb(199, 229, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C7E5E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 89.8% green and 89% blue (199, 229, 227).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 37% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Swan Lake (#C5E5E2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.75:1).

#C7E5E3 color codes

HEX	`#C7E5E3`
RGB	`rgb(199, 229, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 89.8%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 37%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.79, -10.2, -2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.79, 10.46, 192.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.434, 73.725, 83.441)`
Decimal	`13100515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7E5E3, 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 #C7E5E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7E5E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.75:1	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 #C7E5E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7e5e3; }
.text { color: #c7e5e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e5e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 229 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7e5e3, #c7d8e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7E5E3?: #C7E5E3 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Swan Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7E5E3?: The RGB value is 199, 229, 227: 199 red, 229 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7E5E3?: The complementary color is #E5C7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7E5E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.