What color is #CFD7DF?

#CFD7DF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skyscraper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD7DF?

The RGB value is 207, 215, 223: 207 red, 215 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD7DF?

The complementary color is #DFD7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD7DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD7DF color

#CFD7DF rgb(207, 215, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD7DF is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 84.3% green and 87.5% blue (207, 215, 223).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Skyscraper (#D3DBE2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#CFD7DF color codes

HEX	`#CFD7DF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 215, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 84.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.6, -1.18, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.6, 5.01, 256.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.349, 67.193, 79.43)`
Decimal	`13621215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD7DF, 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 #CFD7DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD7DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	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 #CFD7DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd7df; }
.text { color: #cfd7df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd7df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 215 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd7df, #cfcfdf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD7DF?: #CFD7DF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Skyscraper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD7DF?: The RGB value is 207, 215, 223: 207 red, 215 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD7DF?: The complementary color is #DFD7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD7DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.