What color is #CDCFDE?

#CDCFDE 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 #CDCFDE?

The RGB value is 205, 207, 222: 205 red, 207 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCFDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDCFDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCFDE color

#CDCFDE rgb(205, 207, 222)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 81.2% green and 87.1% blue (205, 207, 222).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#CDCFDE color codes

HEX	`#CDCFDE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 207, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 81.2%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 8%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.38, 2.16, -7.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.38, 7.94, 285.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.672, 62.878, 78.033)`
Decimal	`13488094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCFDE, 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 #CDCFDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCFDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #CDCFDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcfde; }
.text { color: #cdcfde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcfde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 207 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcfde, #d4cdde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CDCFDE?: #CDCFDE 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 #CDCFDE?: The RGB value is 205, 207, 222: 205 red, 207 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCFDE?: The complementary color is #DEDCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCFDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.