What color is #CD82AB?

#CD82AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD82AB?

The RGB value is 205, 130, 171: 205 red, 130 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD82AB?

The complementary color is #82CDA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD82AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD82AB color

#CD82AB rgb(205, 130, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD82AB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 51% green and 67.1% blue (205, 130, 171).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 43% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#CD82AB color codes

HEX	`#CD82AB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 130, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 51%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 43%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.25, 34.69, -9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.25, 35.99, 344.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.511, 31.887, 42.541)`
Decimal	`13468331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD82AB, 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 #CD82AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD82AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #CD82AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd82ab; }
.text { color: #cd82ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd82ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 130 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd82ab, #cd8285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CD82AB?: #CD82AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD82AB?: The RGB value is 205, 130, 171: 205 red, 130 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD82AB?: The complementary color is #82CDA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD82AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.