What color is #CFAFAE?

#CFAFAE 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 #CFAFAE?

The RGB value is 207, 175, 174: 207 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFAFAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFAFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFAFAE color

#CFAFAE rgb(207, 175, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 68.6% green and 68.2% blue (207, 175, 174).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#CFAFAE color codes

HEX	`#CFAFAE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 175, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 68.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, 11.4, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 12.38, 22.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.702, 46.983, 46.539)`
Decimal	`13610926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFAFAE, 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 #CFAFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFAFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #CFAFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfafae; }
.text { color: #cfafae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfafae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 175 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfafae, #cfc0ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #CFAFAE?: #CFAFAE 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 #CFAFAE?: The RGB value is 207, 175, 174: 207 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFAFAE?: The complementary color is #AECECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFAFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.