What color is #CECFCF?

#CECFCF is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Eagle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECFCF?

The RGB value is 206, 207, 207: 206 red, 207 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECFCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECFCF color

#CECFCF rgb(206, 207, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECFCF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.2% green and 81.2% blue (206, 207, 207).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silver Eagle (#CFCFCF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#CECFCF color codes

HEX	`#CECFCF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 207, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 0%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.05, -0.34, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.05, 0.36, 199.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.027, 62.252, 67.926)`
Decimal	`13553615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECFCF, 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 #CECFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #CECFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecfcf; }
.text { color: #cecfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 207 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecfcf, #cecfcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CECFCF?: #CECFCF is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Eagle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECFCF?: The RGB value is 206, 207, 207: 206 red, 207 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECFCF?: The complementary color is #CFCECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.