What color is #CFD0CB?

#CFD0CB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD0CB?

The RGB value is 207, 208, 203: 207 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD0CB?

The complementary color is #CCCBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD0CB color

#CFD0CB rgb(207, 208, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD0CB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 81.6% green and 79.6% blue (207, 208, 203).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 5% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Silken Pebble (#D0D0C9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#CFD0CB color codes

HEX	`#CFD0CB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 208, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 81.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 5%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 2%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.28, -1.24, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.28, 2.67, 117.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.066, 62.689, 65.477)`
Decimal	`13619403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD0CB, 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 #CFD0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #CFD0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd0cb; }
.text { color: #cfd0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 208 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd0cb, #cdd0cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD0CB?: #CFD0CB is a light gray, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD0CB?: The RGB value is 207, 208, 203: 207 red, 208 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD0CB?: The complementary color is #CCCBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.