What color is #C7FFFD?

#C7FFFD is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color The Big Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7FFFD?

The RGB value is 199, 255, 253: 199 red, 255 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7FFFD?

The complementary color is #FFC7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7FFFD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7FFFD color

#C7FFFD rgb(199, 255, 253)

Shades of teal

The hex color #C7FFFD is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 100% green and 99.2% blue (199, 255, 253).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is The Big Freeze (#BBFFFF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.15:1).

#C7FFFD color codes

HEX	`#C7FFFD`
RGB	`rgb(199, 255, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 100%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 22%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.31, -17.9, -4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.31, 18.54, 195.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.038, 90.751, 106.367)`
Decimal	`13107197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7FFFD, 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 #C7FFFD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7FFFD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.15:1	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 #C7FFFD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7fffd; }
.text { color: #c7fffd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7fffd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 255 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7fffd, #c7e5ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #C7FFFD?: #C7FFFD is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color The Big Freeze. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7FFFD?: The RGB value is 199, 255, 253: 199 red, 255 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7FFFD?: The complementary color is #FFC7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7FFFD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.15:1 and white text 1.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.