What color is #CFBDC8?

#CFBDC8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBDC8?

The RGB value is 207, 189, 200: 207 red, 189 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBDC8?

The complementary color is #BDCFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBDC8 color

#CFBDC8 rgb(207, 189, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBDC8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 74.1% green and 78.4% blue (207, 189, 200).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#CFBDC8 color codes

HEX	`#CFBDC8`
RGB	`rgb(207, 189, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 74.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.36, 8.28, -3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.36, 8.88, 338.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.354, 53.831, 62.16)`
Decimal	`13614536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBDC8, 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 #CFBDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #CFBDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbdc8; }
.text { color: #cfbdc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbdc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 189 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbdc8, #cfbdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CFBDC8?: #CFBDC8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBDC8?: The RGB value is 207, 189, 200: 207 red, 189 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBDC8?: The complementary color is #BDCFC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.