What color is #CF3F4F?

#CF3F4F is a moderate red known as Flesh and Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Flesh and Blood?

The RGB value is 207, 63, 79: 207 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Flesh and Blood?

The complementary color is #3FCFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF3F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Flesh and Blood color: hex code #CF3F4F

#CF3F4F rgb(207, 63, 79)

Shades of red

Flesh and Blood has the hex code #CF3F4F. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 24.7% green and 31% blue (207, 63, 79).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 60% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 62% yellow and 19% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

Flesh and Blood (#CF3F4F) color codes

HEX	`#CF3F4F`
RGB	`rgb(207, 63, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 24.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 60%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 70%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 62%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.75, 57.23, 23.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.75, 61.98, 22.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.924, 17.389, 9.229)`
Decimal	`13582159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Flesh and Blood, 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 #CF3F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CF3F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	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 #CF3F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf3f4f; }
.text { color: #cf3f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf3f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 63 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf3f4f, #cf773f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CF3F4F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CF3F4F?: #CF3F4F is a moderate red known as Flesh and Blood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Flesh and Blood?: The RGB value is 207, 63, 79: 207 red, 63 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Flesh and Blood?: The complementary color is #3FCFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF3F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.