What color is #CF95AF?

#CF95AF 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 #CF95AF?

The RGB value is 207, 149, 175: 207 red, 149 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF95AF?

The complementary color is #95CFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF95AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF95AF color

#CF95AF rgb(207, 149, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF95AF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 58.4% green and 68.6% blue (207, 149, 175).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#CF95AF color codes

HEX	`#CF95AF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 149, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 58.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, 25.72, -4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 26.18, 349.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.218, 37.857, 45.527)`
Decimal	`13604271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF95AF, 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 #CF95AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF95AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #CF95AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf95af; }
.text { color: #cf95af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf95af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 149 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf95af, #cf9895); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CF95AF?: #CF95AF 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 #CF95AF?: The RGB value is 207, 149, 175: 207 red, 149 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF95AF?: The complementary color is #95CFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF95AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.