What color is #CFAA9F?

#CFAA9F 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 #CFAA9F?

The RGB value is 207, 170, 159: 207 red, 170 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFAA9F?

The complementary color is #9FC4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFAA9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFAA9F color

#CFAA9F rgb(207, 170, 159)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CFAA9F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 66.7% green and 62.4% blue (207, 170, 159).

Its hue angle is 14°, 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#CFAA9F color codes

HEX	`#CFAA9F`
RGB	`rgb(207, 170, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 66.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 33%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 23%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.57, 11.81, 10.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.57, 15.97, 42.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.365, 44.52, 38.945)`
Decimal	`13609631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFAA9F, 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 #CFAA9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFAA9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #CFAA9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfaa9f; }
.text { color: #cfaa9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfaa9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 170 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfaa9f, #cfc29f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #CFAA9F?: #CFAA9F 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 #CFAA9F?: The RGB value is 207, 170, 159: 207 red, 170 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFAA9F?: The complementary color is #9FC4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFAA9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.