What color is #CFD7C7?

#CFD7C7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD7C7?

The RGB value is 207, 215, 199: 207 red, 215 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD7C7?

The complementary color is #CFC7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD7C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD7C7 color

#CFD7C7 rgb(207, 215, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD7C7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 84.3% green and 78% blue (207, 215, 199).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 17% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Gin (#D9DFCD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#CFD7C7 color codes

HEX	`#CFD7C7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 215, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 84.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 17%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 7%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.99, -5.58, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.99, 8.92, 128.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.34, 65.99, 63.58)`
Decimal	`13621191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD7C7, 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 #CFD7C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD7C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #CFD7C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd7c7; }
.text { color: #cfd7c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd7c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 215 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd7c7, #c7d7c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD7C7?: #CFD7C7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD7C7?: The RGB value is 207, 215, 199: 207 red, 215 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD7C7?: The complementary color is #CFC7D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD7C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.