What color is #CF9793?

#CF9793 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF9793?

The RGB value is 207, 151, 147: 207 red, 151 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF9793?

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

Is black or white text better on #CF9793?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF9793 color

#CF9793 rgb(207, 151, 147)

Shades of red

The hex color #CF9793 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 59.2% green and 57.6% blue (207, 151, 147).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 29% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#CF9793 color codes

HEX	`#CF9793`
RGB	`rgb(207, 151, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 59.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 29%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.66, 20.45, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.66, 22.95, 26.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.066, 37.508, 32.622)`
Decimal	`13604755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF9793, 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 #CF9793	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF9793 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #CF9793 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf9793; }
.text { color: #cf9793; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf9793; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 151 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf9793, #cfb593); }

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Questions

What color is #CF9793?: #CF9793 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF9793?: The RGB value is 207, 151, 147: 207 red, 151 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF9793?: The complementary color is #93CBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF9793?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.