What color is #CFD3CE?

#CFD3CE is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD3CE?

The RGB value is 207, 211, 206: 207 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD3CE?

The complementary color is #D2CED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD3CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD3CE color

#CFD3CE rgb(207, 211, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD3CE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 82.7% green and 80.8% blue (207, 211, 206).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 5% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Sterling (#D1D4D1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#CFD3CE color codes

HEX	`#CFD3CE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 211, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 82.7%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 5%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 2%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.13, -2.27, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.13, 3.02, 138.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.165, 64.31, 67.624)`
Decimal	`13620174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD3CE, 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 #CFD3CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD3CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #CFD3CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd3ce; }
.text { color: #cfd3ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd3ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 211 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd3ce, #ced3d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD3CE?: #CFD3CE is a light gray, closest to the named color Sterling. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD3CE?: The RGB value is 207, 211, 206: 207 red, 211 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD3CE?: The complementary color is #D2CED3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD3CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.