What color is #CFA6B6?

#CFA6B6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA6B6?

The RGB value is 207, 166, 182: 207 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA6B6?

The complementary color is #A6CFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA6B6 color

#CFA6B6 rgb(207, 166, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CFA6B6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.1% green and 71.4% blue (207, 166, 182).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 30% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#CFA6B6 color codes

HEX	`#CFA6B6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 166, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 65.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 30%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.17, 17.6, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.17, 17.77, 351.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.812, 43.917, 50.205)`
Decimal	`13608630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA6B6, 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 #CFA6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #CFA6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa6b6; }
.text { color: #cfa6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 166 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa6b6, #cfaba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CFA6B6?: #CFA6B6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA6B6?: The RGB value is 207, 166, 182: 207 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA6B6?: The complementary color is #A6CFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.