What color is #CD477E?

#CD477E is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD477E?

The RGB value is 205, 71, 126: 205 red, 71 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD477E?

The complementary color is #47CD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD477E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD477E color

#CD477E rgb(205, 71, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD477E is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 27.8% green and 49.4% blue (205, 71, 126).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 39% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#CD477E color codes

HEX	`#CD477E`
RGB	`rgb(205, 71, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 27.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 65%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 39%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, 57.48, -1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 57.52, 358.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.198, 18.996, 21.758)`
Decimal	`13453182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD477E, 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 #CD477E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD477E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	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 #CD477E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd477e; }
.text { color: #cd477e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd477e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 71 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd477e, #cd5347); }

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Questions

What color is #CD477E?: #CD477E is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD477E?: The RGB value is 205, 71, 126: 205 red, 71 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD477E?: The complementary color is #47CD96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD477E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.