What color is #CF8192?

#CF8192 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF8192?

The RGB value is 207, 129, 146: 207 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF8192?

The complementary color is #81CFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF8192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF8192 color

#CF8192 rgb(207, 129, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #CF8192 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 50.6% green and 57.3% blue (207, 129, 146).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 45% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 29% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is I Love You Pink (#D97D8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#CF8192 color codes

HEX	`#CF8192`
RGB	`rgb(207, 129, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 50.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 45%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 38%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 29%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, 32.26, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 32.47, 6.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.772, 31.044, 31.139)`
Decimal	`13599122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF8192, 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 #CF8192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF8192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #CF8192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf8192; }
.text { color: #cf8192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf8192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 129 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf8192, #cf9781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CF8192?: #CF8192 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF8192?: The RGB value is 207, 129, 146: 207 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF8192?: The complementary color is #81CFBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF8192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.