What color is #CD96B6?

#CD96B6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD96B6?

The RGB value is 205, 150, 182: 205 red, 150 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD96B6?

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

Is black or white text better on #CD96B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD96B6 color

#CD96B6 rgb(205, 150, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD96B6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 58.8% green and 71.4% blue (205, 150, 182).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#CD96B6 color codes

HEX	`#CD96B6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 150, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 58.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 35%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.15, 25.63, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.15, 26.99, 341.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.526, 38.171, 49.269)`
Decimal	`13473462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD96B6, 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 #CD96B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD96B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #CD96B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd96b6; }
.text { color: #cd96b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd96b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 150 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd96b6, #cd969a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CD96B6?: #CD96B6 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD96B6?: The RGB value is 205, 150, 182: 205 red, 150 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD96B6?: The complementary color is #96CDAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD96B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.