What color is #CF9FAC?

#CF9FAC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CF9FAC?

The RGB value is 207, 159, 172: 207 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CF9FAC?

The complementary color is #9FCFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CF9FAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CF9FAC color

#CF9FAC rgb(207, 159, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CF9FAC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 62.4% green and 67.5% blue (207, 159, 172).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 33% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#CF9FAC color codes

HEX	`#CF9FAC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 159, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 62.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 33%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.21, 19.78, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.21, 19.78, 0.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.577, 41.042, 44.543)`
Decimal	`13606828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CF9FAC, 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 #CF9FAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CF9FAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #CF9FAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cf9fac; }
.text { color: #cf9fac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cf9fac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 159 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cf9fac, #cfaa9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CF9FAC?: #CF9FAC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CF9FAC?: The RGB value is 207, 159, 172: 207 red, 159 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CF9FAC?: The complementary color is #9FCFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CF9FAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.