What color is #CFBAC0?

#CFBAC0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBAC0?

The RGB value is 207, 186, 192: 207 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBAC0?

The complementary color is #BACFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBAC0 color

#CFBAC0 rgb(207, 186, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBAC0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 72.9% green and 75.3% blue (207, 186, 192).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#CFBAC0 color codes

HEX	`#CFBAC0`
RGB	`rgb(207, 186, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 72.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.39, 8.48, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.39, 8.48, 357.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.805, 52.19, 57.151)`
Decimal	`13613760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBAC0, 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 #CFBAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #CFBAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbac0; }
.text { color: #cfbac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 186 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbac0, #cfbeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CFBAC0?: #CFBAC0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBAC0?: The RGB value is 207, 186, 192: 207 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBAC0?: The complementary color is #BACFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.