What color is #CF8BB2?

#CF8BB2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF8BB2?

The RGB value is 207, 139, 178: 207 red, 139 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF8BB2?

The complementary color is #8BCFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF8BB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF8BB2 color

#CF8BB2 rgb(207, 139, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF8BB2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 54.5% green and 69.8% blue (207, 139, 178).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 41% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#CF8BB2 color codes

HEX	`#CF8BB2`
RGB	`rgb(207, 139, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 54.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 41%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 33%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, 31.65, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 33.14, 342.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.001, 34.947, 46.591)`
Decimal	`13601714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF8BB2, 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 #CF8BB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF8BB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #CF8BB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf8bb2; }
.text { color: #cf8bb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf8bb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 139 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf8bb2, #cf8b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CF8BB2?: #CF8BB2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF8BB2?: The RGB value is 207, 139, 178: 207 red, 139 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF8BB2?: The complementary color is #8BCFA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF8BB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.