What color is #CFDAE2?

#CFDAE2 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color A Dime a Dozen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFDAE2?

The RGB value is 207, 218, 226: 207 red, 218 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDAE2?

The complementary color is #E2D7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFDAE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDAE2 color

#CFDAE2 rgb(207, 218, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFDAE2 is a very light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 85.5% green and 88.6% blue (207, 218, 226).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 25% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is A Dime a Dozen (#D3DDE4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#CFDAE2 color codes

HEX	`#CFDAE2`
RGB	`rgb(207, 218, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 85.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 25%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 8%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.45, -2.16, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.45, 5.63, 247.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.528, 68.898, 81.836)`
Decimal	`13621986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDAE2, 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 #CFDAE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDAE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	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 #CFDAE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdae2; }
.text { color: #cfdae2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdae2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 218 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdae2, #cfd1e2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CFDAE2?: #CFDAE2 is a very light, grayish azure, closest to the named color A Dime a Dozen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFDAE2?: The RGB value is 207, 218, 226: 207 red, 218 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDAE2?: The complementary color is #E2D7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDAE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.