What color is #CFDDED?

#CFDDED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFDDED?

The RGB value is 207, 221, 237: 207 red, 221 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDDED?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFDDED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDDED color

#CFDDED rgb(207, 221, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFDDED is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 86.7% green and 92.9% blue (207, 221, 237).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 45% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cold Shoulder (#D4E0EF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#CFDDED color codes

HEX	`#CFDDED`
RGB	`rgb(207, 221, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 86.7%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 45%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.53, -1.54, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.53, 9.53, 260.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.871, 71.092, 90.303)`
Decimal	`13622765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDDED, 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 #CFDDED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDDED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	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 #CFDDED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdded; }
.text { color: #cfdded; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdded; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 221 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdded, #d0cfed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CFDDED?: #CFDDED is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cold Shoulder. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFDDED?: The RGB value is 207, 221, 237: 207 red, 221 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDDED?: The complementary color is #EDDFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDDED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.