What color is #CFAFAA?

#CFAFAA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFAFAA?

The RGB value is 207, 175, 170: 207 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFAFAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFAFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFAFAA color

#CFAFAA rgb(207, 175, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 68.6% green and 66.7% blue (207, 175, 170).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#CFAFAA color codes

HEX	`#CFAFAA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 175, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 68.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 18%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, 10.77, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 12.78, 32.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.318, 46.829, 44.516)`
Decimal	`13610922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFAFAA, 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 #CFAFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFAFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #CFAFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfafaa; }
.text { color: #cfafaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfafaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 175 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfafaa, #cfc2aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CFAFAA?: #CFAFAA is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFAFAA?: The RGB value is 207, 175, 170: 207 red, 175 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFAFAA?: The complementary color is #AACACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFAFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.