What color is #CFB5BA?

#CFB5BA 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 #CFB5BA?

The RGB value is 207, 181, 186: 207 red, 181 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB5BA?

The complementary color is #B5CFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB5BA color

#CFB5BA rgb(207, 181, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFB5BA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 71% green and 72.9% blue (207, 181, 186).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.97:1).

#CFB5BA color codes

HEX	`#CFB5BA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 181, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 71%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.98, 10.14, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.98, 10.18, 5.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.118, 49.859, 53.376)`
Decimal	`13612474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB5BA, 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 #CFB5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.97:1	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 #CFB5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb5ba; }
.text { color: #cfb5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 181 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb5ba, #cfbdb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CFB5BA?: #CFB5BA 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 #CFB5BA?: The RGB value is 207, 181, 186: 207 red, 181 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB5BA?: The complementary color is #B5CFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.