What color is #CFA8BF?

#CFA8BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA8BF?

The RGB value is 207, 168, 191: 207 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA8BF?

The complementary color is #A8CFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA8BF color

#CFA8BF rgb(207, 168, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CFA8BF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.9% green and 74.9% blue (207, 168, 191).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#CFA8BF color codes

HEX	`#CFA8BF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 168, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 65.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.91, 18.04, -6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.91, 19.13, 340.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.138, 45.034, 55.384)`
Decimal	`13609151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA8BF, 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 #CFA8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #CFA8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa8bf; }
.text { color: #cfa8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 168 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa8bf, #cfa8ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CFA8BF?: #CFA8BF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA8BF?: The RGB value is 207, 168, 191: 207 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA8BF?: The complementary color is #A8CFB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.