What color is #CFCADD?

#CFCADD is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCADD?

The RGB value is 207, 202, 221: 207 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCADD?

The complementary color is #D8DDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCADD color

#CFCADD rgb(207, 202, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCADD is a very light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.2% green and 86.7% blue (207, 202, 221).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#CFCADD color codes

HEX	`#CFCADD`
RGB	`rgb(207, 202, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.23, 5.27, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.23, 10.25, 300.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.901, 60.727, 76.958)`
Decimal	`13617885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCADD, 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 #CFCADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #CFCADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcadd; }
.text { color: #cfcadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 202 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcadd, #d8cadd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFCADD?: #CFCADD is a very light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCADD?: The RGB value is 207, 202, 221: 207 red, 202 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCADD?: The complementary color is #D8DDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.