What color is #CFB6AF?

#CFB6AF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB6AF?

The RGB value is 207, 182, 175: 207 red, 182 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB6AF?

The complementary color is #AFC8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB6AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB6AF color

#CFB6AF rgb(207, 182, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFB6AF is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 71.4% green and 68.6% blue (207, 182, 175).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#CFB6AF color codes

HEX	`#CFB6AF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 182, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 71.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.96, 7.79, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.96, 10.37, 41.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.198, 49.818, 47.521)`
Decimal	`13612719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB6AF, 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 #CFB6AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB6AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #CFB6AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb6af; }
.text { color: #cfb6af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb6af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 182 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb6af, #cfc6af); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CFB6AF?: #CFB6AF is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB6AF?: The RGB value is 207, 182, 175: 207 red, 182 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB6AF?: The complementary color is #AFC8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB6AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.