What color is #CFDBDE?

#CFDBDE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFDBDE?

The RGB value is 207, 219, 222: 207 red, 219 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDBDE?

The complementary color is #DED2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFDBDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDBDE color

#CFDBDE rgb(207, 219, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFDBDE is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 85.9% green and 87.1% blue (207, 219, 222).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 19% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Memories of Rain (#D2DDE0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#CFDBDE color codes

HEX	`#CFDBDE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 219, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 85.9%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 19%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 7%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.6, -3.45, -2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.6, 4.48, 219.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.246, 69.202, 79.066)`
Decimal	`13622238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDBDE, 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 #CFDBDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDBDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	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 #CFDBDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdbde; }
.text { color: #cfdbde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdbde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 219 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdbde, #cfd4de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CFDBDE?: #CFDBDE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Memories of Rain. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFDBDE?: The RGB value is 207, 219, 222: 207 red, 219 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDBDE?: The complementary color is #DED2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDBDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.