What color is #CFB5C5?

#CFB5C5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB5C5?

The RGB value is 207, 181, 197: 207 red, 181 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB5C5?

The complementary color is #B5CFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB5C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB5C5 color

#CFB5C5 rgb(207, 181, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFB5C5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 71% green and 77.3% blue (207, 181, 197).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#CFB5C5 color codes

HEX	`#CFB5C5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 181, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 71%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.28, 12.05, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.28, 12.92, 338.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.333, 50.345, 59.773)`
Decimal	`13612485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB5C5, 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 #CFB5C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB5C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #CFB5C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb5c5; }
.text { color: #cfb5c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb5c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 181 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb5c5, #cfb5b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFB5C5?: #CFB5C5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB5C5?: The RGB value is 207, 181, 197: 207 red, 181 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB5C5?: The complementary color is #B5CFBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB5C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.