What color is #CFBBBA?

#CFBBBA 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 #CFBBBA?

The RGB value is 207, 187, 186: 207 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBBBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFBBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBBBA color

#CFBBBA rgb(207, 187, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 73.3% green and 72.9% blue (207, 187, 186).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#CFBBBA color codes

HEX	`#CFBBBA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 187, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 73.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.49, 6.91, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.49, 7.57, 24.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.365, 52.352, 53.791)`
Decimal	`13614010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBBBA, 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 #CFBBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #CFBBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbbba; }
.text { color: #cfbbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 187 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbbba, #cfc5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CFBBBA?: #CFBBBA 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 #CFBBBA?: The RGB value is 207, 187, 186: 207 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBBBA?: The complementary color is #BACECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.