What color is #CFC7C7?

#CFC7C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC7C7?

The RGB value is 207, 199, 199: 207 red, 199 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC7C7?

The complementary color is #C7CFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC7C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC7C7 color

#CFC7C7 rgb(207, 199, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFC7C7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 78% green and 78% blue (207, 199, 199).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silver-Tongued (#CDC7C7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#CFC7C7 color codes

HEX	`#CFC7C7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 199, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 78%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.87, 2.78, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.87, 2.95, 19.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.463, 58.236, 62.288)`
Decimal	`13617095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC7C7, 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 #CFC7C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC7C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #CFC7C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc7c7; }
.text { color: #cfc7c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc7c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 199 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc7c7, #cfcbc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CFC7C7?: #CFC7C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver-Tongued. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC7C7?: The RGB value is 207, 199, 199: 207 red, 199 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC7C7?: The complementary color is #C7CFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC7C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.