What color is #CFCDC0?

#CFCDC0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCDC0?

The RGB value is 207, 205, 192: 207 red, 205 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCDC0?

The complementary color is #C0C2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCDC0?

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.

#CFCDC0 color

#CFCDC0 rgb(207, 205, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCDC0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 80.4% green and 75.3% blue (207, 205, 192).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Landing (#D2CFC1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CFCDC0 color codes

HEX	`#CFCDC0`
RGB	`rgb(207, 205, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 80.4%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.24, -1.59, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.24, 6.9, 103.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.077, 60.734, 58.575)`
Decimal	`13618624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCDC0, 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 #CFCDC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCDC0 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 #CFCDC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcdc0; }
.text { color: #cfcdc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcdc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 205 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcdc0, #cacfc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFCDC0?: #CFCDC0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCDC0?: The RGB value is 207, 205, 192: 207 red, 205 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCDC0?: The complementary color is #C0C2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCDC0?: 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.