What color is #C7EBEE?

#C7EBEE is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Icy Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7EBEE?

The RGB value is 199, 235, 238: 199 red, 235 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7EBEE?

The complementary color is #EECAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7EBEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7EBEE color

#C7EBEE rgb(199, 235, 238)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C7EBEE is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 92.2% green and 93.3% blue (199, 235, 238).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 53% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Icy Breeze (#C4ECF0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#C7EBEE color codes

HEX	`#C7EBEE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 235, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 92.2%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 53%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 16%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.66, -11.03, -5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.66, 12.26, 205.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.69, 77.73, 92.257)`
Decimal	`13102062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7EBEE, 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 #C7EBEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7EBEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #C7EBEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ebee; }
.text { color: #c7ebee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ebee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 235 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ebee, #c7d8ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #C7EBEE?: #C7EBEE is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Icy Breeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7EBEE?: The RGB value is 199, 235, 238: 199 red, 235 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7EBEE?: The complementary color is #EECAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7EBEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.