What color is #CFD9CF?

#CFD9CF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD9CF?

The RGB value is 207, 217, 207: 207 red, 217 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD9CF?

The complementary color is #D9CFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD9CF color

#CFD9CF rgb(207, 217, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFD9CF is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 85.1% green and 81.2% blue (207, 217, 207).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Luna (#D4D8CE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#CFD9CF color codes

HEX	`#CFD9CF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 217, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 85.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.7, -5.2, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.7, 6.41, 144.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.805, 67.396, 68.772)`
Decimal	`13621711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD9CF, 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 #CFD9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #CFD9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd9cf; }
.text { color: #cfd9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 217 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd9cf, #cfd9d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD9CF?: #CFD9CF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Luna. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD9CF?: The RGB value is 207, 217, 207: 207 red, 217 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD9CF?: The complementary color is #D9CFD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.