What color is #CFBDD0?

#CFBDD0 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 #CFBDD0?

The RGB value is 207, 189, 208: 207 red, 189 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBDD0?

The complementary color is #BED0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBDD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBDD0 color

#CFBDD0 rgb(207, 189, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBDD0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 74.1% green and 81.6% blue (207, 189, 208).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 17% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.84:1).

#CFBDD0 color codes

HEX	`#CFBDD0`
RGB	`rgb(207, 189, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 74.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 17%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 9%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.59, 9.74, -7.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.59, 12.12, 323.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.313, 54.215, 67.213)`
Decimal	`13614544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBDD0, 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 #CFBDD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBDD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.84:1	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 #CFBDD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbdd0; }
.text { color: #cfbdd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbdd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 189 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbdd0, #d0bdc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CFBDD0?: #CFBDD0 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 #CFBDD0?: The RGB value is 207, 189, 208: 207 red, 189 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBDD0?: The complementary color is #BED0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBDD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.84:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.