What color is #CD9991?

#CD9991 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD9991?

The RGB value is 205, 153, 145: 205 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD9991?

The complementary color is #91C5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD9991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD9991 color

#CD9991 rgb(205, 153, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #CD9991 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 60% green and 56.9% blue (205, 153, 145).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#CD9991 color codes

HEX	`#CD9991`
RGB	`rgb(205, 153, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 60%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.88, 18.32, 11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.88, 21.8, 32.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.68, 37.808, 31.885)`
Decimal	`13474193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD9991, 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 #CD9991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD9991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #CD9991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd9991; }
.text { color: #cd9991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd9991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 153 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd9991, #cdb791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CD9991?: #CD9991 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD9991?: The RGB value is 205, 153, 145: 205 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD9991?: The complementary color is #91C5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD9991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.