What color is #CFB3C2?

#CFB3C2 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 #CFB3C2?

The RGB value is 207, 179, 194: 207 red, 179 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB3C2?

The complementary color is #B3CFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB3C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB3C2 color

#CFB3C2 rgb(207, 179, 194)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CFB3C2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 70.2% green and 76.1% blue (207, 179, 194).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#CFB3C2 color codes

HEX	`#CFB3C2`
RGB	`rgb(207, 179, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 70.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, 12.6, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 13.18, 342.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.589, 49.402, 57.846)`
Decimal	`13611970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB3C2, 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 #CFB3C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB3C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #CFB3C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb3c2; }
.text { color: #cfb3c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb3c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 179 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb3c2, #cfb3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CFB3C2?: #CFB3C2 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 #CFB3C2?: The RGB value is 207, 179, 194: 207 red, 179 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB3C2?: The complementary color is #B3CFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB3C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.