What color is #CD84B3?

#CD84B3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD84B3?

The RGB value is 205, 132, 179: 205 red, 132 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD84B3?

The complementary color is #84CD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD84B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD84B3 color

#CD84B3 rgb(205, 132, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD84B3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 51.8% green and 70.2% blue (205, 132, 179).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#CD84B3 color codes

HEX	`#CD84B3`
RGB	`rgb(205, 132, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 51.8%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 36%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, 34.91, -13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 37.27, 339.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.565, 32.739, 46.769)`
Decimal	`13468851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD84B3, 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 #CD84B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD84B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #CD84B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd84b3; }
.text { color: #cd84b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd84b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 132 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd84b3, #cd848e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CD84B3?: #CD84B3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD84B3?: The RGB value is 205, 132, 179: 205 red, 132 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD84B3?: The complementary color is #84CD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD84B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.