What color is #C7EBC7?

#C7EBC7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7EBC7?

The RGB value is 199, 235, 199: 199 red, 235 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7EBC7?

The complementary color is #EBC7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7EBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7EBC7 color

#C7EBC7 rgb(199, 235, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7EBC7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 92.2% green and 78% blue (199, 235, 199).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 47% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#C7EBC7 color codes

HEX	`#C7EBC7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 235, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 92.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 47%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.71, -18.39, 13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.71, 22.89, 143.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.568, 75.681, 65.281)`
Decimal	`13102023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7EBC7, 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 #C7EBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7EBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #C7EBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ebc7; }
.text { color: #c7ebc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ebc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 235 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ebc7, #c7ebd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #C7EBC7?: #C7EBC7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7EBC7?: The RGB value is 199, 235, 199: 199 red, 235 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7EBC7?: The complementary color is #EBC7EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7EBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.