What color is #CF93B5?

#CF93B5 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 #CF93B5?

The RGB value is 207, 147, 181: 207 red, 147 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF93B5?

The complementary color is #93CFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF93B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF93B5 color

#CF93B5 rgb(207, 147, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF93B5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 57.6% green and 71% blue (207, 147, 181).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#CF93B5 color codes

HEX	`#CF93B5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 147, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 57.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.63, 27.8, -8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.63, 29.11, 342.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.506, 37.471, 48.595)`
Decimal	`13603765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF93B5, 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 #CF93B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF93B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #CF93B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf93b5; }
.text { color: #cf93b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf93b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 147 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf93b5, #cf9397); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CF93B5?: #CF93B5 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 #CF93B5?: The RGB value is 207, 147, 181: 207 red, 147 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF93B5?: The complementary color is #93CFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF93B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.