What color is #CFD5BD?

#CFD5BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD5BD?

The RGB value is 207, 213, 189: 207 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD5BD?

The complementary color is #C3BDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD5BD color

#CFD5BD rgb(207, 213, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD5BD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.5% green and 74.1% blue (207, 213, 189).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 22% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#CFD5BD color codes

HEX	`#CFD5BD`
RGB	`rgb(207, 213, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 22%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 11%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.24, -6.25, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.24, 12.8, 119.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.71, 64.528, 57.496)`
Decimal	`13620669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD5BD, 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 #CFD5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #CFD5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd5bd; }
.text { color: #cfd5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 213 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd5bd, #c3d5bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD5BD?: #CFD5BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD5BD?: The RGB value is 207, 213, 189: 207 red, 213 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD5BD?: The complementary color is #C3BDD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.