What color is #CFBDB1?

#CFBDB1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBDB1?

The RGB value is 207, 189, 177: 207 red, 189 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBDB1?

The complementary color is #B1C3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBDB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBDB1 color

#CFBDB1 rgb(207, 189, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBDB1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 74.1% green and 69.4% blue (207, 189, 177).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.57:1).

#CFBDB1 color codes

HEX	`#CFBDB1`
RGB	`rgb(207, 189, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 74.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.78, 4.37, 8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.78, 9.44, 62.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.865, 52.836, 49.053)`
Decimal	`13614513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBDB1, 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 #CFBDB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBDB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.57:1	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 #CFBDB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbdb1; }
.text { color: #cfbdb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbdb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 189 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbdb1, #cfccb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CFBDB1?: #CFBDB1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBDB1?: The RGB value is 207, 189, 177: 207 red, 189 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBDB1?: The complementary color is #B1C3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBDB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.57:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.