What color is #CFBFBC?

#CFBFBC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBFBC?

The RGB value is 207, 191, 188: 207 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBFBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFBFBC?

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.

#CFBFBC color

#CFBFBC rgb(207, 191, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFBFBC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 74.9% green and 73.7% blue (207, 191, 188).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CFBFBC color codes

HEX	`#CFBFBC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 191, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 74.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.55, 5.12, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.55, 6.22, 34.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.439, 54.159, 55.206)`
Decimal	`13615036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CFBFBC 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 #CFBFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbfbc; }
.text { color: #cfbfbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbfbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 191 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbfbc, #cfc9bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CFBFBC?: #CFBFBC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBFBC?: The RGB value is 207, 191, 188: 207 red, 191 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBFBC?: The complementary color is #BCCCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBFBC?: 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.