What color is #CFBAB3?

#CFBAB3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBAB3?

The RGB value is 207, 186, 179: 207 red, 186 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBAB3?

The complementary color is #B3C8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBAB3 color

#CFBAB3 rgb(207, 186, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBAB3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 72.9% green and 70.2% blue (207, 186, 179).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#CFBAB3 color codes

HEX	`#CFBAB3`
RGB	`rgb(207, 186, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 72.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.06, 6.29, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.06, 8.88, 44.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.427, 51.639, 49.897)`
Decimal	`13613747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBAB3, 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 #CFBAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #CFBAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbab3; }
.text { color: #cfbab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 186 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbab3, #cfc8b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CFBAB3?: #CFBAB3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBAB3?: The RGB value is 207, 186, 179: 207 red, 186 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBAB3?: The complementary color is #B3C8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.