What color is #CFBBB8?

#CFBBB8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBBB8?

The RGB value is 207, 187, 184: 207 red, 187 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBBB8?

The complementary color is #B8CCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBBB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBBB8 color

#CFBBB8 rgb(207, 187, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBBB8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 73.3% green and 72.2% blue (207, 187, 184).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#CFBBB8 color codes

HEX	`#CFBBB8`
RGB	`rgb(207, 187, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 73.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.44, 6.58, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.44, 7.75, 31.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.154, 52.268, 52.679)`
Decimal	`13614008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBBB8, 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 #CFBBB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBBB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #CFBBB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbbb8; }
.text { color: #cfbbb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbbb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 187 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbbb8, #cfc6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CFBBB8?: #CFBBB8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBBB8?: The RGB value is 207, 187, 184: 207 red, 187 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBBB8?: The complementary color is #B8CCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBBB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.