What color is #CFBBC7?

#CFBBC7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBBC7?

The RGB value is 207, 187, 199: 207 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBBC7?

The complementary color is #BBCFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBBC7 color

#CFBBC7 rgb(207, 187, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBBC7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 73.3% green and 78% blue (207, 187, 199).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#CFBBC7 color codes

HEX	`#CFBBC7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 187, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 73.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, 9.17, -3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 9.8, 339.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.81, 52.93, 61.404)`
Decimal	`13614023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBBC7, 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 #CFBBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #CFBBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbbc7; }
.text { color: #cfbbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 187 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbbc7, #cfbbbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CFBBC7?: #CFBBC7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBBC7?: The RGB value is 207, 187, 199: 207 red, 187 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBBC7?: The complementary color is #BBCFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.