What color is #CD7981?

#CD7981 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD7981?

The RGB value is 205, 121, 129: 205 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD7981?

The complementary color is #79CDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD7981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD7981 color

#CD7981 rgb(205, 121, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #CD7981 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 47.5% green and 50.6% blue (205, 121, 129).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 46% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#CD7981 color codes

HEX	`#CD7981`
RGB	`rgb(205, 121, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 47.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 46%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 41%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 37%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.11, 33.64, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.11, 35.06, 16.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.978, 28.242, 24.321)`
Decimal	`13465985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD7981, 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 #CD7981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD7981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #CD7981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd7981; }
.text { color: #cd7981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd7981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 121 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd7981, #cd9b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #CD7981?: #CD7981 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosa Chinensis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD7981?: The RGB value is 205, 121, 129: 205 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD7981?: The complementary color is #79CDC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD7981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.