What color is #CFCFDA?

#CFCFDA 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 #CFCFDA?

The RGB value is 207, 207, 218: 207 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCFDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFCFDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCFDA color

#CFCFDA rgb(207, 207, 218)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 81.2% green and 85.5% blue (207, 207, 218).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 13% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Steam Bath (#CCD0DA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#CFCFDA color codes

HEX	`#CFCFDA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 207, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 81.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 13%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.42, 2.05, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.42, 5.81, 290.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.697, 62.953, 75.269)`
Decimal	`13619162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCFDA, 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 #CFCFDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCFDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #CFCFDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcfda; }
.text { color: #cfcfda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcfda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 207 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcfda, #d4cfda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFCFDA?: #CFCFDA 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 #CFCFDA?: The RGB value is 207, 207, 218: 207 red, 207 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCFDA?: The complementary color is #DADACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCFDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.