Recognised as Colour
#C7DECE
- #C7DECE
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Gainsboro
#C7DECE is a green with RGB values 199, 222, 206 and HSL 138°, 26%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.
Colour values
#C7DECE#C7DECE
HEX#C7DECE
RGBrgb(199, 222, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7804, 0.8706, 0.8078
RGB percentages78%, 87.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(138.3, 25.8%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(138.3, 10.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK10.4%, 0%, 7.2%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,098,702
CSS custom property--colour: #C7DECE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.77:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#382131
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEC7D7
Analogous#CBDEC7, #C7DED9
Triadic#CEC7DE, #DECEC7
Split complementary#D9C7DE, #DEC7CB
Tetradic#C7CBDE, #DEC7D7, #DED9C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R199
G222
B206
Red199 (78%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue138.26°
Saturation (HSL)25.84%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C7 · G DE · B CE
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