What color is #CFD6DB?

#CFD6DB is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD6DB?

The RGB value is 207, 214, 219: 207 red, 214 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD6DB?

The complementary color is #DBD4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD6DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD6DB color

#CFD6DB rgb(207, 214, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD6DB is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.9% green and 85.9% blue (207, 214, 219).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 14% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Zen (#CFD9DE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

#CFD6DB color codes

HEX	`#CFD6DB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 214, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.9%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 14%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 5%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.24, -1.43, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.24, 3.58, 246.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.562, 66.473, 76.539)`
Decimal	`13620955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD6DB, 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 #CFD6DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD6DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #CFD6DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd6db; }
.text { color: #cfd6db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd6db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 214 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd6db, #cfd0db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD6DB?: #CFD6DB is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD6DB?: The RGB value is 207, 214, 219: 207 red, 214 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD6DB?: The complementary color is #DBD4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD6DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.