What color is #CFCCC1?

#CFCCC1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silver Birch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCCC1?

The RGB value is 207, 204, 193: 207 red, 204 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCCC1?

The complementary color is #C1C4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCCC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCCC1 color

#CFCCC1 rgb(207, 204, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCCC1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 80% green and 75.7% blue (207, 204, 193).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 13% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silver Birch (#D2CFC4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.06:1).

#CFCCC1 color codes

HEX	`#CFCCC1`
RGB	`rgb(207, 204, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 80%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82, -0.9, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82, 5.91, 98.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.949, 60.302, 59.081)`
Decimal	`13618369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCCC1, 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 #CFCCC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCCC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.06:1	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 #CFCCC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfccc1; }
.text { color: #cfccc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfccc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 204 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfccc1, #cbcfc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFCCC1?: #CFCCC1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silver Birch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCCC1?: The RGB value is 207, 204, 193: 207 red, 204 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCCC1?: The complementary color is #C1C4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCCC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.