What color is #CFC5C4?

#CFC5C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC5C4?

The RGB value is 207, 197, 196: 207 red, 197 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC5C4?

The complementary color is #C4CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC5C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC5C4 color

#CFC5C4 rgb(207, 197, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFC5C4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 77.3% green and 76.9% blue (207, 197, 196).

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

The closest named color is Silver-Tongued (#CDC7C7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#CFC5C4 color codes

HEX	`#CFC5C4`
RGB	`rgb(207, 197, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 77.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 10%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.28, 3.31, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.28, 3.74, 27.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.661, 57.184, 60.319)`
Decimal	`13616580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC5C4, 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 #CFC5C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC5C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #CFC5C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc5c4; }
.text { color: #cfc5c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc5c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 197 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc5c4, #cfcbc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CFC5C4?: #CFC5C4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC5C4?: The RGB value is 207, 197, 196: 207 red, 197 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC5C4?: The complementary color is #C4CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC5C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.