What color is #CDD7CF?

#CDD7CF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD7CF?

The RGB value is 205, 215, 207: 205 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD7CF?

The complementary color is #D7CDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD7CF color

#CDD7CF rgb(205, 215, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD7CF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 84.3% green and 81.2% blue (205, 215, 207).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 11% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#CDD7CF color codes

HEX	`#CDD7CF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 215, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 84.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 11%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.04, -4.85, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.04, 5.58, 150.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.738, 66.085, 68.575)`
Decimal	`13490127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD7CF, 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 #CDD7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #CDD7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd7cf; }
.text { color: #cdd7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 215 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd7cf, #cdd7d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CDD7CF?: #CDD7CF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD7CF?: The RGB value is 205, 215, 207: 205 red, 215 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD7CF?: The complementary color is #D7CDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.