What color is #CF0060?

#CF0060 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Yearning Desire. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF0060?

The RGB value is 207, 0, 96: 207 red, 0 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF0060?

The complementary color is #00CF6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF0060?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF0060 color

#CF0060 rgb(207, 0, 96)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF0060 is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 0% green and 37.6% blue (207, 0, 96).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 54% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Yearning Desire (#CA135E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#CF0060 color codes

HEX	`#CF0060`
RGB	`rgb(207, 0, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 0%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 100%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 54%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.4, 71.75, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.4, 72.13, 5.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.846, 14.114, 12.322)`
Decimal	`13566048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF0060, 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 #CF0060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CF0060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #CF0060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf0060; }
.text { color: #cf0060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf0060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 0 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf0060, #cf0700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #CF0060?: #CF0060 is a vivid rose, closest to the named color Yearning Desire. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF0060?: The RGB value is 207, 0, 96: 207 red, 0 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF0060?: The complementary color is #00CF6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF0060?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.