What color is #CF8A78?

#CF8A78 is a light, desaturated red known as Muted Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muted Clay?

The RGB value is 207, 138, 120: 207 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muted Clay?

The complementary color is #78BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF8A78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muted Clay color: hex code #CF8A78

#CF8A78 rgb(207, 138, 120)

Shades of orange

Muted Clay has the hex code #CF8A78. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 54.1% green and 47.1% blue (207, 138, 120).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 48% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 42% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

Muted Clay (#CF8A78) color codes

HEX	`#CF8A78`
RGB	`rgb(207, 138, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 54.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 48%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 42%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, 24.2, 20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 31.67, 40.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.213, 32.801, 22.084)`
Decimal	`13601400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muted Clay, 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 #CF8A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF8A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #CF8A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf8a78; }
.text { color: #cf8a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf8a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 138 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf8a78, #cfb578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

See #CF8A78 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CF8A78?: #CF8A78 is a light, desaturated red known as Muted Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muted Clay?: The RGB value is 207, 138, 120: 207 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muted Clay?: The complementary color is #78BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF8A78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.