What color is #C7E6B9?

#C7E6B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7E6B9?

The RGB value is 199, 230, 185: 199 red, 230 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7E6B9?

The complementary color is #D8B9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7E6B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7E6B9 color

#C7E6B9 rgb(199, 230, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7E6B9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 90.2% green and 72.5% blue (199, 230, 185).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 47% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.45:1).

#C7E6B9 color codes

HEX	`#C7E6B9`
RGB	`rgb(199, 230, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 90.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 47%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.08, -18.28, 18.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.08, 26.08, 134.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.605, 72.238, 56.64)`
Decimal	`13100729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7E6B9, 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 #C7E6B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7E6B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.45:1	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 #C7E6B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7e6b9; }
.text { color: #c7e6b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e6b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 230 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7e6b9, #b9e6c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C7E6B9?: #C7E6B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7E6B9?: The RGB value is 199, 230, 185: 199 red, 230 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7E6B9?: The complementary color is #D8B9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7E6B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.