What color is #CFD9DF?

#CFD9DF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD9DF?

The RGB value is 207, 217, 223: 207 red, 217 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD9DF?

The complementary color is #DFD5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD9DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD9DF color

#CFD9DF rgb(207, 217, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD9DF is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 85.1% green and 87.5% blue (207, 217, 223).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 20% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Zen (#CFD9DE), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#CFD9DF color codes

HEX	`#CFD9DF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 217, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 85.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 20%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.12, -2.22, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.12, 4.67, 241.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.862, 68.218, 79.601)`
Decimal	`13621727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD9DF, 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 #CFD9DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD9DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #CFD9DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd9df; }
.text { color: #cfd9df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd9df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 217 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd9df, #cfd1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFD9DF?: #CFD9DF is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Zen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD9DF?: The RGB value is 207, 217, 223: 207 red, 217 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD9DF?: The complementary color is #DFD5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD9DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.