What color is #CFC8CA?

#CFC8CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC8CA?

The RGB value is 207, 200, 202: 207 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC8CA?

The complementary color is #C8CFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC8CA color

#CFC8CA rgb(207, 200, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFC8CA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 78.4% green and 79.2% blue (207, 200, 202).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 7% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#CFC8CA color codes

HEX	`#CFC8CA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 200, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 78.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 7%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 3%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.2, 2.78, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.2, 2.78, 357.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.046, 58.839, 64.217)`
Decimal	`13617354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC8CA, 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 #CFC8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #CFC8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc8ca; }
.text { color: #cfc8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 200 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc8ca, #cfcac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFC8CA?: #CFC8CA is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC8CA?: The RGB value is 207, 200, 202: 207 red, 200 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC8CA?: The complementary color is #C8CFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.