What color is #C7E6DC?

#C7E6DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7E6DC?

The RGB value is 199, 230, 220: 199 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7E6DC?

The complementary color is #E6C7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7E6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7E6DC color

#C7E6DC rgb(199, 230, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7E6DC is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 90.2% green and 86.3% blue (199, 230, 220).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 38% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#C7E6DC color codes

HEX	`#C7E6DC`
RGB	`rgb(199, 230, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 90.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 38%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 13%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.88, -12.07, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.88, 12.15, 173.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.765, 73.902, 78.548)`
Decimal	`13100764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7E6DC, 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 #C7E6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7E6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #C7E6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7e6dc; }
.text { color: #c7e6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7e6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 230 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7e6dc, #c7e1e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #C7E6DC?: #C7E6DC is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7E6DC?: The RGB value is 199, 230, 220: 199 red, 230 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7E6DC?: The complementary color is #E6C7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7E6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.