What color is #CFCFD7?

#CFCFD7 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCFD7?

The RGB value is 207, 207, 215: 207 red, 207 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCFD7?

The complementary color is #D7D7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCFD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCFD7 color

#CFCFD7 rgb(207, 207, 215)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCFD7 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 81.2% green and 84.3% blue (207, 207, 215).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Steam Bath (#CCD0DA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#CFCFD7 color codes

HEX	`#CFCFD7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 207, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 81.2%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 4%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.34, 1.48, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.34, 4.22, 290.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.308, 62.797, 73.221)`
Decimal	`13619159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCFD7, 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 #CFCFD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCFD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #CFCFD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcfd7; }
.text { color: #cfcfd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcfd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 207 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcfd7, #d3cfd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFCFD7?: #CFCFD7 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Steam Bath. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCFD7?: The RGB value is 207, 207, 215: 207 red, 207 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCFD7?: The complementary color is #D7D7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCFD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.