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#c7f2f7

a pale, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Powder Blue

RGB
199, 242, 247
HSL
186°, 75%, 88%
CMYK
19, 2, 0, 3
Luminance
0.8236

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c7f2f7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c7f2f7
Hue
186°
cyan
Saturation
75%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8236
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
90/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.47:1
Closest name
Powder Blue
ΔE2000 4.3
Where it sits
Hue186° of 360°
Saturation75%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool90% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#c7f2f7
RGBrgb(199, 242, 247)
HSLhsl(186, 75%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 3%)
LABlab(92.7 -12.7 -7.0)
LCHlch(92.7 14.5 208.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.932 0.045 205.1)
Decimal13103863
Display P3color(display-p3 0.780 0.949 0.969)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c7f2f7;
background-color: #c7f2f7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c7f2f7] bg-[#c7f2f7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c7f2f7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.780, green: 0.949, blue: 0.969)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c7f2f7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC7F2F7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(247, 242, 199)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #c7f2f7 · 17.47:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.20:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.47:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c7f2f7 as text scores 1.20:1 on white and 17.47:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c7f2f7 on white: 1.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c7f2f7 on black: 17.47:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EBEEF7
deuteranopia · #E2E7F7
tritanopia · #B9F6F3

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c7f2f7 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FBFC
#E7F7F9
#c7f2f7
#9DE8F1
#6CDDEA
#3BD1E3
#1FC3D6
#19A2B3
#14828F
#135F67
#0C3B41
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F3FBFCDarkest = 950 · #0C3B41
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBFC;
  --brand-100: #E7F7F9;
  --brand-200: #c7f2f7;
  --brand-300: #9DE8F1;
  --brand-400: #6CDDEA;
  --brand-500: #3BD1E3;
  --brand-600: #1FC3D6;
  --brand-700: #19A2B3;
  --brand-800: #14828F;
  --brand-900: #135F67;
  --brand-950: #0C3B41;
  --brand: #c7f2f7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c7f2f7

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0E8ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B929B
Captions on the surface
Accent#B6162D
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#106670
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FAFC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142324
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #c7f2f7

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#F7CCC7
Analogous left#C7F7E4
Analogous right#C7DAF7
Split-complement 1#F7C7DA
Split-complement 2#F7E4C7
Triadic 1#F7C7F2
Triadic 2#F2F7C7
Tetradic#E4C7F7

RGB percentages

Red78.0%
Green94.9%
Blue96.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.4%
Magenta2.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)3.1%

Color previews

#c7f2f7 text on a black background

contrast 17.47:1

Card sample

#c7f2f7 text on a white background

contrast 1.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c7f2f7;
Background color
Panel with #c7f2f7 background
background-color: #c7f2f7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c7f2f7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(199, 242, 247, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(199, 242, 247, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c7f2f7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7f2f7, #C7D2F7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c7f2f7

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#c7f2f7 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#c7f2f7, answered

What color is #c7f2f7?

#c7f2f7 is a pale electric cyan, closest to Powder Blue (ΔE2000 4.3). It sits at 186° on the hue wheel with 75% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #c7f2f7?

rgb(199, 242, 247) — 199 red, 242 green and 247 blue out of 255, or 78% / 94.9% / 96.9% by channel.

Is #c7f2f7 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8236 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 17.47:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c7f2f7?

Black. It scores 17.47:1 against #c7f2f7, versus 1.20:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c7f2f7?

#F7CCC7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F7C7DA and #F7E4C7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c7f2f7?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0E8ED for borders, #4B929B for secondary text, #B6162D as an accent and #106670 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C7F7E4 and #C7DAF7 stays calm, while #F7CCC7 is the loudest partner.

What is #c7f2f7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 3%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #c7f2f7 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 90 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C7F7EB; nudged cooler, #C7E2F8.

Work with #c7f2f7 in the Color Lab