What color is #CF5D87?

#CF5D87 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Lipstick. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF5D87?

The RGB value is 207, 93, 135: 207 red, 93 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF5D87?

The complementary color is #5DCFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF5D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF5D87 color

#CF5D87 rgb(207, 93, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF5D87 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 36.5% green and 52.9% blue (207, 93, 135).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 54% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 35% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lipstick (#C95B83), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#CF5D87 color codes

HEX	`#CF5D87`
RGB	`rgb(207, 93, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 36.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 54%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 55%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 35%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.91, 49.35, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.91, 49.36, 358.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.021, 22.847, 25.535)`
Decimal	`13589895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF5D87, 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 #CF5D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CF5D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #CF5D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf5d87; }
.text { color: #cf5d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf5d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 93 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf5d87, #cf6c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CF5D87?: #CF5D87 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Lipstick. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF5D87?: The RGB value is 207, 93, 135: 207 red, 93 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF5D87?: The complementary color is #5DCFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF5D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.