What color is #CFB3A8?

#CFB3A8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB3A8?

The RGB value is 207, 179, 168: 207 red, 179 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB3A8?

The complementary color is #A8C4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB3A8 color

#CFB3A8 rgb(207, 179, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFB3A8 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 70.2% green and 65.9% blue (207, 179, 168).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#CFB3A8 color codes

HEX	`#CFB3A8`
RGB	`rgb(207, 179, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 70.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.04, 8.31, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.04, 12.49, 48.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.92, 48.334, 43.791)`
Decimal	`13611944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB3A8, 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 #CFB3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #CFB3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb3a8; }
.text { color: #cfb3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 179 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb3a8, #cfc7a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CFB3A8?: #CFB3A8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB3A8?: The RGB value is 207, 179, 168: 207 red, 179 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB3A8?: The complementary color is #A8C4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.