What color is #CFD2C5?

#CFD2C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD2C5?

The RGB value is 207, 210, 197: 207 red, 210 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD2C5?

The complementary color is #C8C5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD2C5 color

#CFD2C5 rgb(207, 210, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD2C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 82.4% green and 77.3% blue (207, 210, 197).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 13% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#CFD2C5 color codes

HEX	`#CFD2C5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 210, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 82.4%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 13%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 6%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.65, -3.34, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.65, 6.94, 118.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.855, 63.39, 61.947)`
Decimal	`13619909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD2C5, 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 #CFD2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #CFD2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd2c5; }
.text { color: #cfd2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 210 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd2c5, #c9d2c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD2C5?: #CFD2C5 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD2C5?: The RGB value is 207, 210, 197: 207 red, 210 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD2C5?: The complementary color is #C8C5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.