What color is #CFD9D5?

#CFD9D5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD9D5?

The RGB value is 207, 217, 213: 207 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD9D5?

The complementary color is #D9CFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD9D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD9D5 color

#CFD9D5 rgb(207, 217, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD9D5 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 85.1% green and 83.5% blue (207, 217, 213).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.54:1).

#CFD9D5 color codes

HEX	`#CFD9D5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 217, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 85.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 5%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.85, -4.11, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.85, 4.18, 169.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.553, 67.695, 72.709)`
Decimal	`13621717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD9D5, 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 #CFD9D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD9D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.54:1	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 #CFD9D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd9d5; }
.text { color: #cfd9d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd9d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 217 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd9d5, #cfd8d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD9D5?: #CFD9D5 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD9D5?: The RGB value is 207, 217, 213: 207 red, 217 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD9D5?: The complementary color is #D9CFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD9D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.54:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.