What color is #CFCDCD?

#CFCDCD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Eagle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCDCD?

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

What is the complementary color of #CFCDCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFCDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCDCD color

#CFCDCD rgb(207, 205, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCDCD is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silver Eagle (#CFCFCF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#CFCDCD color codes

HEX	`#CFCDCD`
RGB	`rgb(207, 205, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 80.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 1%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.56, 0.69, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.56, 0.73, 19.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.581, 61.336, 66.499)`
Decimal	`13618637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCDCD, 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 #CFCDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #CFCDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CFCDCD?: #CFCDCD is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Eagle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCDCD?: The RGB value is 207, 205, 205: 207 red, 205 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCDCD?: The complementary color is #CDCFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.