What color is #CFD8E1?

#CFD8E1 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 #CFD8E1?

The RGB value is 207, 216, 225: 207 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD8E1?

The complementary color is #E1D8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD8E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD8E1 color

#CFD8E1 rgb(207, 216, 225)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD8E1 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 84.7% green and 88.2% blue (207, 216, 225).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 23% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Skyscraper (#D3DBE2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#CFD8E1 color codes

HEX	`#CFD8E1`
RGB	`rgb(207, 216, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 84.7%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 23%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.91, -1.32, -5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.91, 5.62, 256.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.876, 67.813, 80.944)`
Decimal	`13621473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD8E1, 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 #CFD8E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD8E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #CFD8E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd8e1; }
.text { color: #cfd8e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd8e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 216 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd8e1, #cfcfe1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD8E1?: #CFD8E1 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 #CFD8E1?: The RGB value is 207, 216, 225: 207 red, 216 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD8E1?: The complementary color is #E1D8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD8E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.