What color is #CD908E?

#CD908E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD908E?

The RGB value is 205, 144, 142: 205 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD908E?

The complementary color is #8ECBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD908E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD908E color

#CD908E rgb(205, 144, 142)

Shades of red

The hex color #CD908E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 56.5% green and 55.7% blue (205, 144, 142).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 39% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 31% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Juicy Peach (#D99290), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#CD908E color codes

HEX	`#CD908E`
RGB	`rgb(205, 144, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 56.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 39%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 31%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.66, 22.83, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.66, 25.07, 24.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.034, 34.881, 30.21)`
Decimal	`13471886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD908E, 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 #CD908E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD908E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #CD908E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd908e; }
.text { color: #cd908e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd908e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 144 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd908e, #cdb08e); }

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Questions

What color is #CD908E?: #CD908E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Juicy Peach. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD908E?: The RGB value is 205, 144, 142: 205 red, 144 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD908E?: The complementary color is #8ECBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD908E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.