What color is #CFBACD?

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

What is the RGB value of #CFBACD?

The RGB value is 207, 186, 205: 207 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBACD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFBACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBACD color

#CFBACD rgb(207, 186, 205)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 72.9% green and 80.4% blue (207, 186, 205).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#CFBACD color codes

HEX	`#CFBACD`
RGB	`rgb(207, 186, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 72.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.75, 10.8, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.75, 12.78, 327.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.309, 52.792, 65.075)`
Decimal	`13613773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBACD, 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 #CFBACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #CFBACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbacd; }
.text { color: #cfbacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 186 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbacd, #cfbac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CFBACD?: #CFBACD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBACD?: The RGB value is 207, 186, 205: 207 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBACD?: The complementary color is #BACFBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.