What color is #CD7B84?

#CD7B84 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 #CD7B84?

The RGB value is 205, 123, 132: 205 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD7B84?

The complementary color is #7BCDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD7B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD7B84 color

#CD7B84 rgb(205, 123, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #CD7B84 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 48.2% green and 51.8% blue (205, 123, 132).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 36% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rosa Chinensis (#C77579), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#CD7B84 color codes

HEX	`#CD7B84`
RGB	`rgb(205, 123, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 48.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 36%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, 32.94, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 34.11, 15.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.426, 28.814, 25.468)`
Decimal	`13466500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD7B84, 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 #CD7B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CD7B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #CD7B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd7b84; }
.text { color: #cd7b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd7b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 123 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd7b84, #cd9b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #CD7B84?: #CD7B84 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 #CD7B84?: The RGB value is 205, 123, 132: 205 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD7B84?: The complementary color is #7BCDC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD7B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.