What color is #CFBEC4?

#CFBEC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBEC4?

The RGB value is 207, 190, 196: 207 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBEC4?

The complementary color is #BECFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBEC4 color

#CFBEC4 rgb(207, 190, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBEC4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 74.5% green and 76.9% blue (207, 190, 196).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 15% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mega Metal Mecha (#DFCBCF), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#CFBEC4 color codes

HEX	`#CFBEC4`
RGB	`rgb(207, 190, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 74.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 15%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.51, 7.03, -0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.51, 7.08, 353.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.108, 54.079, 59.802)`
Decimal	`13614788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBEC4, 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 #CFBEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #CFBEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbec4; }
.text { color: #cfbec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 190 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbec4, #cfc1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CFBEC4?: #CFBEC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mega Metal Mecha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBEC4?: The RGB value is 207, 190, 196: 207 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBEC4?: The complementary color is #BECFC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.