What color is #CFD4BF?

#CFD4BF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD4BF?

The RGB value is 207, 212, 191: 207 red, 212 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD4BF?

The complementary color is #C4BFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD4BF color

#CFD4BF rgb(207, 212, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD4BF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.1% green and 74.9% blue (207, 212, 191).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 13.82:1).

#CFD4BF color codes

HEX	`#CFD4BF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 212, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.03, -5.4, 9.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.03, 11.19, 118.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.678, 64.114, 58.564)`
Decimal	`13620415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD4BF, 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 #CFD4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #CFD4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd4bf; }
.text { color: #cfd4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 212 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd4bf, #c4d4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD4BF?: #CFD4BF is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD4BF?: The RGB value is 207, 212, 191: 207 red, 212 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD4BF?: The complementary color is #C4BFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.