What color is #CFBDCF?

#CFBDCF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBDCF?

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

What is the complementary color of #CFBDCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFBDCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBDCF color

#CFBDCF rgb(207, 189, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBDCF is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#CFBDCF color codes

HEX	`#CFBDCF`
RGB	`rgb(207, 189, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 74.1%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.56, 9.56, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.56, 11.68, 324.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.191, 54.166, 66.567)`
Decimal	`13614543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBDCF, 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 #CFBDCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBDCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #CFBDCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbdcf; }
.text { color: #cfbdcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbdcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 189 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbdcf, #cfbdc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFBDCF?: #CFBDCF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBDCF?: The RGB value is 207, 189, 207: 207 red, 189 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBDCF?: The complementary color is #BDCFBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBDCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.