What color is #CD899C?

#CD899C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD899C?

The RGB value is 205, 137, 156: 205 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD899C?

The complementary color is #89CDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD899C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD899C color

#CD899C rgb(205, 137, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD899C is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 53.7% green and 61.2% blue (205, 137, 156).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#CD899C color codes

HEX	`#CD899C`
RGB	`rgb(205, 137, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 53.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 40%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 33%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.38, 28.61, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.38, 28.62, 1.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.124, 33.273, 35.755)`
Decimal	`13470108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD899C, 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 #CD899C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD899C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #CD899C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd899c; }
.text { color: #cd899c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd899c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 137 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd899c, #cd9889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CD899C?: #CD899C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD899C?: The RGB value is 205, 137, 156: 205 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD899C?: The complementary color is #89CDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD899C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.