What color is #CFD1CE?

#CFD1CE is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD1CE?

The RGB value is 207, 209, 206: 207 red, 209 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD1CE?

The complementary color is #D0CED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD1CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD1CE color

#CFD1CE rgb(207, 209, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD1CE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 82% green and 80.8% blue (207, 209, 206).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 3% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Sterling (#D1D4D1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#CFD1CE color codes

HEX	`#CFD1CE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 209, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 82%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 3%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 1%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.61, -1.23, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.61, 1.75, 134.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.671, 63.323, 67.459)`
Decimal	`13619662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD1CE, 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 #CFD1CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD1CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #CFD1CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd1ce; }
.text { color: #cfd1ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd1ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 209 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd1ce, #ced1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD1CE?: #CFD1CE is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD1CE?: The RGB value is 207, 209, 206: 207 red, 209 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD1CE?: The complementary color is #D0CED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD1CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.