What color is #CFB3B8?

#CFB3B8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB3B8?

The RGB value is 207, 179, 184: 207 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB3B8?

The complementary color is #B3CFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB3B8 color

#CFB3B8 rgb(207, 179, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFB3B8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 70.2% green and 72.2% blue (207, 179, 184).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#CFB3B8 color codes

HEX	`#CFB3B8`
RGB	`rgb(207, 179, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 70.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.43, 10.88, 1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.43, 10.94, 6.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.503, 48.967, 52.129)`
Decimal	`13611960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB3B8, 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 #CFB3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #CFB3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb3b8; }
.text { color: #cfb3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 179 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb3b8, #cfbcb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #CFB3B8?: #CFB3B8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB3B8?: The RGB value is 207, 179, 184: 207 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB3B8?: The complementary color is #B3CFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.