What color is #CFD8CF?

#CFD8CF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD8CF?

The RGB value is 207, 216, 207: 207 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD8CF?

The complementary color is #D8CFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD8CF color

#CFD8CF rgb(207, 216, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD8CF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 84.7% green and 81.2% blue (207, 216, 207).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 10% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#CFD8CF color codes

HEX	`#CFD8CF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 216, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 84.7%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 10%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 4%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.44, -4.68, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.44, 5.77, 144.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.548, 66.882, 68.686)`
Decimal	`13621455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD8CF, 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 #CFD8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #CFD8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd8cf; }
.text { color: #cfd8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 216 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd8cf, #cfd8d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD8CF?: #CFD8CF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD8CF?: The RGB value is 207, 216, 207: 207 red, 216 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD8CF?: The complementary color is #D8CFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.