What color is #CFD5CA?

#CFD5CA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD5CA?

The RGB value is 207, 213, 202: 207 red, 213 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD5CA?

The complementary color is #D0CAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD5CA color

#CFD5CA rgb(207, 213, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD5CA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.5% green and 79.2% blue (207, 213, 202).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 12% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#CFD5CA color codes

HEX	`#CFD5CA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 213, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 12%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.54, -4.02, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.54, 6.2, 130.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.185, 65.118, 65.264)`
Decimal	`13620682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD5CA, 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 #CFD5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #CFD5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd5ca; }
.text { color: #cfd5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 213 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd5ca, #cad5cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD5CA?: #CFD5CA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD5CA?: The RGB value is 207, 213, 202: 207 red, 213 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD5CA?: The complementary color is #D0CAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.