What color is #CFB2C4?

#CFB2C4 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 #CFB2C4?

The RGB value is 207, 178, 196: 207 red, 178 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB2C4?

The complementary color is #B2CFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB2C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB2C4 color

#CFB2C4 rgb(207, 178, 196)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CFB2C4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 69.8% green and 76.9% blue (207, 178, 196).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#CFB2C4 color codes

HEX	`#CFB2C4`
RGB	`rgb(207, 178, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 69.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.51, 13.49, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.51, 14.48, 338.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.615, 49.093, 58.971)`
Decimal	`13611716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB2C4, 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 #CFB2C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB2C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #CFB2C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb2c4; }
.text { color: #cfb2c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb2c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 178 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb2c4, #cfb2b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFB2C4?: #CFB2C4 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 #CFB2C4?: The RGB value is 207, 178, 196: 207 red, 178 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB2C4?: The complementary color is #B2CFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB2C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.