What color is #CFCFCC?

#CFCFCC is a light gray, closest to the named color Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCFCC?

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

What is the complementary color of #CFCFCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFCFCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCFCC color

#CFCFCC rgb(207, 207, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCFCC is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Concrete (#D2D1CD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#CFCFCC color codes

HEX	`#CFCFCC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 207, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 81.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.05, -0.54, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.05, 1.58, 110.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.942, 62.251, 66.025)`
Decimal	`13619148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCFCC, 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 #CFCFCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCFCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	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 #CFCFCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFCFCC?: #CFCFCC is a light gray, closest to the named color Concrete. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCFCC?: The RGB value is 207, 207, 204: 207 red, 207 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCFCC?: The complementary color is #CCCCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCFCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.