What color is #CFCBD6?

#CFCBD6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCBD6?

The RGB value is 207, 203, 214: 207 red, 203 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCBD6?

The complementary color is #D2D6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCBD6 color

#CFCBD6 rgb(207, 203, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCBD6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.6% green and 83.9% blue (207, 203, 214).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 12% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#CFCBD6 color codes

HEX	`#CFCBD6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 203, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.6%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 12%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.29, 3.4, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.29, 6.02, 304.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.224, 60.832, 72.227)`
Decimal	`13618134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCBD6, 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 #CFCBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #CFCBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcbd6; }
.text { color: #cfcbd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcbd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 203 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcbd6, #d5cbd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFCBD6?: #CFCBD6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCBD6?: The RGB value is 207, 203, 214: 207 red, 203 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCBD6?: The complementary color is #D2D6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.