What color is #CF5570?

#CF5570 is a moderate red known as Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Strawberry Moon?

The RGB value is 207, 85, 112: 207 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Strawberry Moon?

The complementary color is #55CFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF5570?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Strawberry Moon color: hex code #CF5570

#CF5570 rgb(207, 85, 112)

Shades of red

Strawberry Moon has the hex code #CF5570. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 33.3% green and 43.9% blue (207, 85, 112).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 56% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 46% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

Strawberry Moon (#CF5570) color codes

HEX	`#CF5570`
RGB	`rgb(207, 85, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 33.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 56%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 59%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 46%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, 50.61, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 51.51, 10.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.908, 20.936, 17.687)`
Decimal	`13587824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Strawberry Moon, 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 #CF5570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CF5570 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	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 #CF5570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf5570; }
.text { color: #cf5570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf5570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 85 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf5570, #cf7755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

See #CF5570 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CF5570?: #CF5570 is a moderate red known as Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Strawberry Moon?: The RGB value is 207, 85, 112: 207 red, 85 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Strawberry Moon?: The complementary color is #55CFB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF5570?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.