What color is #CD8E7B?

#CD8E7B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD8E7B?

The RGB value is 205, 142, 123: 205 red, 142 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD8E7B?

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

Is black or white text better on #CD8E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD8E7B color

#CD8E7B rgb(205, 142, 123)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CD8E7B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 55.7% green and 48.2% blue (205, 142, 123).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 40% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ginger Scent (#CB8F7B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#CD8E7B color codes

HEX	`#CD8E7B`
RGB	`rgb(205, 142, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 55.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, 21.57, 19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 29.25, 42.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.427, 33.758, 23.227)`
Decimal	`13471355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD8E7B, 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 #CD8E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD8E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #CD8E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd8e7b; }
.text { color: #cd8e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd8e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 142 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd8e7b, #cdb77b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #CD8E7B?: #CD8E7B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ginger Scent. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD8E7B?: The RGB value is 205, 142, 123: 205 red, 142 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD8E7B?: The complementary color is #7BBACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD8E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.