What color is #CFB0BD?

#CFB0BD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB0BD?

The RGB value is 207, 176, 189: 207 red, 176 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB0BD?

The complementary color is #B0CFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB0BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB0BD color

#CFB0BD rgb(207, 176, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CFB0BD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 69% green and 74.1% blue (207, 176, 189).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#CFB0BD color codes

HEX	`#CFB0BD`
RGB	`rgb(207, 176, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 69%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.82, 13.35, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.82, 13.57, 349.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.442, 47.991, 54.74)`
Decimal	`13611197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB0BD, 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 #CFB0BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB0BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #CFB0BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb0bd; }
.text { color: #cfb0bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb0bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 176 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb0bd, #cfb3b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CFB0BD?: #CFB0BD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB0BD?: The RGB value is 207, 176, 189: 207 red, 176 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB0BD?: The complementary color is #B0CFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB0BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.