What color is #CFD0C6?

#CFD0C6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD0C6?

The RGB value is 207, 208, 198: 207 red, 208 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD0C6?

The complementary color is #C7C6D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD0C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD0C6 color

#CFD0C6 rgb(207, 208, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD0C6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 81.6% green and 77.6% blue (207, 208, 198).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 10% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#CFD0C6 color codes

HEX	`#CFD0C6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 208, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 81.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 10%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 5%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.15, -2.13, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.15, 5.29, 113.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.48, 62.454, 62.389)`
Decimal	`13619398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD0C6, 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 #CFD0C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD0C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	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 #CFD0C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd0c6; }
.text { color: #cfd0c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd0c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 208 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd0c6, #cad0c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD0C6?: #CFD0C6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD0C6?: The RGB value is 207, 208, 198: 207 red, 208 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD0C6?: The complementary color is #C7C6D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD0C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.