What color is #CF9191?

#CF9191 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF9191?

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

What is the complementary color of #CF9191?

The complementary color is #91CFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF9191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF9191 color

#CF9191 rgb(207, 145, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #CF9191 is a light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 30% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Juicy Peach (#D99290), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#CF9191 color codes

HEX	`#CF9191`
RGB	`rgb(207, 145, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 56.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, 23.45, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 25.28, 21.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.969, 35.563, 31.489)`
Decimal	`13603217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF9191, 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 #CF9191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF9191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #CF9191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf9191; }
.text { color: #cf9191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf9191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 145 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf9191, #cfb091); }

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Questions

What color is #CF9191?: #CF9191 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF9191?: The RGB value is 207, 145, 145: 207 red, 145 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF9191?: The complementary color is #91CFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF9191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.