What color is #CD9698?

#CD9698 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD9698?

The RGB value is 205, 150, 152: 205 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD9698?

The complementary color is #96CDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD9698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD9698 color

#CD9698 rgb(205, 150, 152)

Shades of red

The hex color #CD9698 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 58.8% green and 59.6% blue (205, 150, 152).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#CD9698 color codes

HEX	`#CD9698`
RGB	`rgb(205, 150, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 58.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 35%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 26%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, 20.94, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 22.11, 18.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.751, 37.061, 34.654)`
Decimal	`13473432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD9698, 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 #CD9698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD9698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #CD9698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd9698; }
.text { color: #cd9698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd9698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 150 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd9698, #cdb096); }

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Questions

What color is #CD9698?: #CD9698 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD9698?: The RGB value is 205, 150, 152: 205 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD9698?: The complementary color is #96CDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD9698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.