What color is #CF8ABA?

#CF8ABA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF8ABA?

The RGB value is 207, 138, 186: 207 red, 138 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF8ABA?

The complementary color is #8ACF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF8ABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF8ABA color

#CF8ABA rgb(207, 138, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF8ABA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 54.1% green and 72.9% blue (207, 138, 186).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 42% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#CF8ABA color codes

HEX	`#CF8ABA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 138, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 54.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 42%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 33%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, 33.53, -14.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 36.45, 336.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.683, 34.99, 50.898)`
Decimal	`13601466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF8ABA, 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 #CF8ABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF8ABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #CF8ABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf8aba; }
.text { color: #cf8aba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf8aba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 138 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf8aba, #cf8a98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CF8ABA?: #CF8ABA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF8ABA?: The RGB value is 207, 138, 186: 207 red, 138 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF8ABA?: The complementary color is #8ACF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF8ABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.