What color is #CFDEE0?

#CFDEE0 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Valley of Tears. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFDEE0?

The RGB value is 207, 222, 224: 207 red, 222 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDEE0?

The complementary color is #E0D1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFDEE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDEE0 color

#CFDEE0 rgb(207, 222, 224)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFDEE0 is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 87.1% green and 87.8% blue (207, 222, 224).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 22% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Valley of Tears (#D1E1E4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.18:1).

#CFDEE0 color codes

HEX	`#CFDEE0`
RGB	`rgb(207, 222, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 87.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 22%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 8%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.43, -4.62, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.43, 5.35, 210.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.305, 70.889, 80.749)`
Decimal	`13623008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDEE0, 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 #CFDEE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDEE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.18:1	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 #CFDEE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdee0; }
.text { color: #cfdee0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdee0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 222 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdee0, #cfd6e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gainsboro.

Questions

What color is #CFDEE0?: #CFDEE0 is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Valley of Tears. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFDEE0?: The RGB value is 207, 222, 224: 207 red, 222 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDEE0?: The complementary color is #E0D1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDEE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.