What color is #CFB0BE?

#CFB0BE 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 #CFB0BE?

The RGB value is 207, 176, 190: 207 red, 176 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB0BE?

The complementary color is #B0CFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB0BE color

#CFB0BE rgb(207, 176, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CFB0BE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 69% green and 74.5% blue (207, 176, 190).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% 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 10.61:1).

#CFB0BE color codes

HEX	`#CFB0BE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 176, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 69%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.85, 13.52, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.85, 13.84, 347.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.551, 48.035, 55.314)`
Decimal	`13611198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB0BE, 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 #CFB0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #CFB0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb0be; }
.text { color: #cfb0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 176 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb0be, #cfb2b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CFB0BE?: #CFB0BE 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 #CFB0BE?: The RGB value is 207, 176, 190: 207 red, 176 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB0BE?: The complementary color is #B0CFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.