What color is #CFB8B5?

#CFB8B5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB8B5?

The RGB value is 207, 184, 181: 207 red, 184 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB8B5?

The complementary color is #B5CCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB8B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB8B5 color

#CFB8B5 rgb(207, 184, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFB8B5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 72.2% green and 71% blue (207, 184, 181).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#CFB8B5 color codes

HEX	`#CFB8B5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 184, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 72.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.61, 7.69, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.61, 8.92, 30.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.213, 50.884, 50.831)`
Decimal	`13613237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB8B5, 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 #CFB8B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB8B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #CFB8B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb8b5; }
.text { color: #cfb8b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb8b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 184 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb8b5, #cfc5b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CFB8B5?: #CFB8B5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB8B5?: The RGB value is 207, 184, 181: 207 red, 184 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB8B5?: The complementary color is #B5CCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB8B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.