What color is #CF89A5?

#CF89A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF89A5?

The RGB value is 207, 137, 165: 207 red, 137 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF89A5?

The complementary color is #89CFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF89A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF89A5 color

#CF89A5 rgb(207, 137, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF89A5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 53.7% green and 64.7% blue (207, 137, 165).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 20% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Kiss (#D28CA7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#CF89A5 color codes

HEX	`#CF89A5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 137, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 53.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 20%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.86, 30.68, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.86, 30.91, 353.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.47, 33.876, 39.944)`
Decimal	`13601189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF89A5, 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 #CF89A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF89A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #CF89A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf89a5; }
.text { color: #cf89a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf89a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 137 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf89a5, #cf9089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CF89A5?: #CF89A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF89A5?: The RGB value is 207, 137, 165: 207 red, 137 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF89A5?: The complementary color is #89CFB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF89A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.