What color is #CF79AF?

#CF79AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF79AF?

The RGB value is 207, 121, 175: 207 red, 121 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF79AF?

The complementary color is #79CF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF79AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF79AF color

#CF79AF rgb(207, 121, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF79AF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 47.5% green and 68.6% blue (207, 121, 175).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#CF79AF color codes

HEX	`#CF79AF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 121, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 47.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.69, 40.8, -14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.69, 43.19, 340.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.308, 30.038, 44.224)`
Decimal	`13597103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF79AF, 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 #CF79AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF79AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #CF79AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf79af; }
.text { color: #cf79af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf79af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 121 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf79af, #cf7984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CF79AF?: #CF79AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF79AF?: The RGB value is 207, 121, 175: 207 red, 121 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF79AF?: The complementary color is #79CF99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF79AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.