What color is #CFD8DA?

#CFD8DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD8DA?

The RGB value is 207, 216, 218: 207 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD8DA?

The complementary color is #DAD1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD8DA color

#CFD8DA rgb(207, 216, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD8DA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 84.7% green and 85.5% blue (207, 216, 218).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 13% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Memories of Rain (#D2DDE0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.49:1).

#CFD8DA color codes

HEX	`#CFD8DA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 216, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 84.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 13%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 1%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.72, -2.66, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.72, 3.35, 217.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.94, 67.439, 76.017)`
Decimal	`13621466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD8DA, 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 #CFD8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.49:1	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 #CFD8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd8da; }
.text { color: #cfd8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 216 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd8da, #cfd3da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD8DA?: #CFD8DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD8DA?: The RGB value is 207, 216, 218: 207 red, 216 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD8DA?: The complementary color is #DAD1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.