What color is #CF918B?

#CF918B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF918B?

The RGB value is 207, 145, 139: 207 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF918B?

The complementary color is #8BC9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF918B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF918B color

#CF918B rgb(207, 145, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #CF918B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 56.9% green and 54.5% blue (207, 145, 139).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 41% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 33% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Powder Blush (#D8948B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#CF918B color codes

HEX	`#CF918B`
RGB	`rgb(207, 145, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 56.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 41%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 33%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 33%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.05, 22.66, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.05, 25.93, 29.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.519, 35.383, 29.116)`
Decimal	`13603211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF918B, 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 #CF918B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF918B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #CF918B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf918b; }
.text { color: #cf918b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf918b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 145 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf918b, #cfb38b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CF918B?: #CF918B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Powder Blush. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF918B?: The RGB value is 207, 145, 139: 207 red, 145 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF918B?: The complementary color is #8BC9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF918B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.