What color is #CFB9CC?

#CFB9CC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB9CC?

The RGB value is 207, 185, 204: 207 red, 185 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB9CC?

The complementary color is #B9CFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB9CC color

#CFB9CC rgb(207, 185, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFB9CC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 72.5% green and 80% blue (207, 185, 204).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#CFB9CC color codes

HEX	`#CFB9CC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 185, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 72.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, 11.16, -6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 13.01, 329.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.979, 52.324, 64.371)`
Decimal	`13613516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB9CC, 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 #CFB9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #CFB9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb9cc; }
.text { color: #cfb9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 185 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb9cc, #cfb9c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFB9CC?: #CFB9CC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB9CC?: The RGB value is 207, 185, 204: 207 red, 185 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB9CC?: The complementary color is #B9CFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.