What color is #CF917A?

#CF917A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF917A?

The RGB value is 207, 145, 122: 207 red, 145 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF917A?

The complementary color is #7AB8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF917A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF917A color

#CF917A rgb(207, 145, 122)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CF917A is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 56.9% green and 47.8% blue (207, 145, 122).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 47% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 41% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Scent (#CB8F7B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#CF917A color codes

HEX	`#CF917A`
RGB	`rgb(207, 145, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 56.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 47%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 41%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, 20.61, 21.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 29.86, 46.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.372, 34.924, 23.076)`
Decimal	`13603194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF917A, 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 #CF917A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF917A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #CF917A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf917a; }
.text { color: #cf917a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf917a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 145 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf917a, #cfbc7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #CF917A?: #CF917A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF917A?: The RGB value is 207, 145, 122: 207 red, 145 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF917A?: The complementary color is #7AB8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF917A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.