What color is #CFD9DE?

#CFD9DE is a very light, grayish azure known as Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Zen?

The RGB value is 207, 217, 222: 207 red, 217 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Zen?

The complementary color is #DED4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD9DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Zen color: hex code #CFD9DE

#CFD9DE rgb(207, 217, 222)

Shades of gray

Zen has the hex code #CFD9DE. It is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 85.1% green and 87.1% blue (207, 217, 222).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

Zen (#CFD9DE) color codes

HEX	`#CFD9DE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 217, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 85.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.09, -2.42, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.09, 4.35, 236.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.727, 68.164, 78.893)`
Decimal	`13621726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Zen, 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 #CFD9DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD9DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	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 #CFD9DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd9de; }
.text { color: #cfd9de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd9de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 217 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd9de, #cfd2de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

See #CFD9DE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CFD9DE?: #CFD9DE is a very light, grayish azure known as Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Zen?: The RGB value is 207, 217, 222: 207 red, 217 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Zen?: The complementary color is #DED4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD9DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.63:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.