What color is #CFA8A7?

#CFA8A7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA8A7?

The RGB value is 207, 168, 167: 207 red, 168 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA8A7?

The complementary color is #A7CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA8A7 color

#CFA8A7 rgb(207, 168, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CFA8A7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.9% green and 65.5% blue (207, 168, 167).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is La Vie en Rose (#D2A5A3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#CFA8A7 color codes

HEX	`#CFA8A7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 168, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 65.9%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.27, 14.1, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.27, 15.29, 22.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.71, 44.062, 42.596)`
Decimal	`13609127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA8A7, 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 #CFA8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #CFA8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa8a7; }
.text { color: #cfa8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 168 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa8a7, #cfbca7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CFA8A7?: #CFA8A7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA8A7?: The RGB value is 207, 168, 167: 207 red, 168 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA8A7?: The complementary color is #A7CECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.