What color is #CFA99F?

#CFA99F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA99F?

The RGB value is 207, 169, 159: 207 red, 169 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA99F?

The complementary color is #9FC5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA99F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA99F color

#CFA99F rgb(207, 169, 159)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CFA99F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 66.3% green and 62.4% blue (207, 169, 159).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 33% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 23% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#CFA99F color codes

HEX	`#CFA99F`
RGB	`rgb(207, 169, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 66.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 33%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 23%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.33, 12.35, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.33, 16.14, 40.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.179, 44.146, 38.883)`
Decimal	`13609375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA99F, 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 #CFA99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA99F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	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 #CFA99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa99f; }
.text { color: #cfa99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 169 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa99f, #cfc19f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #CFA99F?: #CFA99F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA99F?: The RGB value is 207, 169, 159: 207 red, 169 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA99F?: The complementary color is #9FC5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA99F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.