What color is #CFA3AF?

#CFA3AF 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 #CFA3AF?

The RGB value is 207, 163, 175: 207 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA3AF?

The complementary color is #A3CFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA3AF color

#CFA3AF rgb(207, 163, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CFA3AF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 63.9% green and 68.6% blue (207, 163, 175).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 31% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#CFA3AF color codes

HEX	`#CFA3AF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 163, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 63.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 31%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, 18.08, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 18.08, 0.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.567, 42.557, 46.31)`
Decimal	`13607855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA3AF, 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 #CFA3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #CFA3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa3af; }
.text { color: #cfa3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 163 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa3af, #cfada3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CFA3AF?: #CFA3AF 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 #CFA3AF?: The RGB value is 207, 163, 175: 207 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA3AF?: The complementary color is #A3CFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.