What color is #CF9CB6?

#CF9CB6 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 #CF9CB6?

The RGB value is 207, 156, 182: 207 red, 156 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF9CB6?

The complementary color is #9CCFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF9CB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF9CB6 color

#CF9CB6 rgb(207, 156, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF9CB6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 61.2% green and 71.4% blue (207, 156, 182).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#CF9CB6 color codes

HEX	`#CF9CB6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 156, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 61.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.77, 23.05, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.77, 23.83, 345.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.064, 40.422, 49.623)`
Decimal	`13606070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF9CB6, 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 #CF9CB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF9CB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #CF9CB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf9cb6; }
.text { color: #cf9cb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf9cb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 156 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf9cb6, #cf9c9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CF9CB6?: #CF9CB6 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 #CF9CB6?: The RGB value is 207, 156, 182: 207 red, 156 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF9CB6?: The complementary color is #9CCFB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF9CB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.