What color is #CFBAD6?

#CFBAD6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBAD6?

The RGB value is 207, 186, 214: 207 red, 186 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBAD6?

The complementary color is #C1D6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBAD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBAD6 color

#CFBAD6 rgb(207, 186, 214)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CFBAD6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 72.9% green and 83.9% blue (207, 186, 214).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 25% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Girl Crush (#D1C0DC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#CFBAD6 color codes

HEX	`#CFBAD6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 186, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 72.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 25%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 13%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.02, 12.49, -11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.02, 16.85, 317.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.427, 53.239, 70.961)`
Decimal	`13613782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBAD6, 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 #CFBAD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBAD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #CFBAD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbad6; }
.text { color: #cfbad6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbad6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 186 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbad6, #d6bacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFBAD6?: #CFBAD6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Girl Crush. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBAD6?: The RGB value is 207, 186, 214: 207 red, 186 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBAD6?: The complementary color is #C1D6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBAD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.