What color is #CFD6BB?

#CFD6BB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD6BB?

The RGB value is 207, 214, 187: 207 red, 214 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD6BB?

The complementary color is #C2BBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD6BB color

#CFD6BB rgb(207, 214, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFD6BB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.9% green and 73.3% blue (207, 214, 187).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 25% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.99:1).

#CFD6BB color codes

HEX	`#CFD6BB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 214, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 25%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.46, -7.09, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.46, 14.4, 119.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.747, 64.946, 56.445)`
Decimal	`13620923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD6BB, 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 #CFD6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.99:1	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 #CFD6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd6bb; }
.text { color: #cfd6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 214 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd6bb, #c2d6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD6BB?: #CFD6BB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD6BB?: The RGB value is 207, 214, 187: 207 red, 214 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD6BB?: The complementary color is #C2BBD6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.99:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.