What color is #CDCFDC?

#CDCFDC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCFDC?

The RGB value is 205, 207, 220: 205 red, 207 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCFDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDCFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCFDC color

#CDCFDC rgb(205, 207, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCFDC is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 81.2% green and 86.3% blue (205, 207, 220).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 18% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#CDCFDC color codes

HEX	`#CDCFDC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 207, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 81.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 18%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 7%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.32, 1.77, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.32, 6.89, 284.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.405, 62.772, 76.63)`
Decimal	`13488092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCFDC, 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 #CDCFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #CDCFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcfdc; }
.text { color: #cdcfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 207 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcfdc, #d3cddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDCFDC?: #CDCFDC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCFDC?: The RGB value is 205, 207, 220: 205 red, 207 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCFDC?: The complementary color is #DCDACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.