What color is #CFC6CA?

#CFC6CA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC6CA?

The RGB value is 207, 198, 202: 207 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC6CA?

The complementary color is #C6CFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC6CA color

#CFC6CA rgb(207, 198, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFC6CA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 77.6% green and 79.2% blue (207, 198, 202).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Columbo’s Coat (#D0CBCE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#CFC6CA color codes

HEX	`#CFC6CA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 198, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 77.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.69, 3.84, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.69, 3.94, 347.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.585, 57.918, 64.064)`
Decimal	`13616842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC6CA, 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 #CFC6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #CFC6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc6ca; }
.text { color: #cfc6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 198 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc6ca, #cfc7c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CFC6CA?: #CFC6CA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Columbo’s Coat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC6CA?: The RGB value is 207, 198, 202: 207 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC6CA?: The complementary color is #C6CFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.