What color is #C4CFCD?

#C4CFCD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4CFCD?

The RGB value is 196, 207, 205: 196 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4CFCD?

The complementary color is #CFC4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4CFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4CFCD color

#C4CFCD rgb(196, 207, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4CFCD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 81.2% green and 80.4% blue (196, 207, 205).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 10% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#C4CFCD color codes

HEX	`#C4CFCD`
RGB	`rgb(196, 207, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 81.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 10%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.25, -4.11, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.25, 4.12, 184.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.095, 60.769, 66.52)`
Decimal	`12898253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4CFCD, 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 #C4CFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4CFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #C4CFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4cfcd; }
.text { color: #c4cfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4cfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 207 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4cfcd, #c4cccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #C4CFCD?: #C4CFCD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4CFCD?: The RGB value is 196, 207, 205: 196 red, 207 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4CFCD?: The complementary color is #CFC4C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4CFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.