What color is #CF91AF?

#CF91AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF91AF?

The RGB value is 207, 145, 175: 207 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF91AF?

The complementary color is #91CFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF91AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF91AF color

#CF91AF rgb(207, 145, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF91AF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 56.9% green and 68.6% blue (207, 145, 175).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#CF91AF color codes

HEX	`#CF91AF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 145, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 56.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, 27.9, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 28.59, 347.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.596, 36.613, 45.32)`
Decimal	`13603247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF91AF, 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 #CF91AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF91AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #CF91AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf91af; }
.text { color: #cf91af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf91af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 145 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf91af, #cf9291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CF91AF?: #CF91AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF91AF?: The RGB value is 207, 145, 175: 207 red, 145 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF91AF?: The complementary color is #91CFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF91AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.