What color is #CFD4BA?

#CFD4BA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD4BA?

The RGB value is 207, 212, 186: 207 red, 212 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD4BA?

The complementary color is #BFBAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD4BA color

#CFD4BA rgb(207, 212, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFD4BA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.1% green and 72.9% blue (207, 212, 186).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 23% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#CFD4BA color codes

HEX	`#CFD4BA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 212, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 23%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 12%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.91, -6.22, 12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.91, 13.78, 116.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.137, 63.898, 55.716)`
Decimal	`13620410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD4BA, 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 #CFD4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #CFD4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd4ba; }
.text { color: #cfd4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 212 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd4ba, #c2d4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD4BA?: #CFD4BA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD4BA?: The RGB value is 207, 212, 186: 207 red, 212 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD4BA?: The complementary color is #BFBAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.