What color is #CD496B?

#CD496B is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Paper Hearts. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD496B?

The RGB value is 205, 73, 107: 205 red, 73 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD496B?

The complementary color is #49CDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD496B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD496B color

#CD496B rgb(205, 73, 107)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD496B is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 28.6% green and 42% blue (205, 73, 107).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 57% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 48% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Paper Hearts (#CC4466), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#CD496B color codes

HEX	`#CD496B`
RGB	`rgb(205, 73, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 28.6%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 57%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 64%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 48%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, 54.76, 9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 55.53, 9.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.216, 18.81, 15.947)`
Decimal	`13453675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD496B, 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 #CD496B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD496B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #CD496B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd496b; }
.text { color: #cd496b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd496b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 73 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd496b, #cd6949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

Questions

What color is #CD496B?: #CD496B is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Paper Hearts. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD496B?: The RGB value is 205, 73, 107: 205 red, 73 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD496B?: The complementary color is #49CDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD496B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.