What color is #CD9BAA?

#CD9BAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD9BAA?

The RGB value is 205, 155, 170: 205 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD9BAA?

The complementary color is #9BCDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD9BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD9BAA color

#CD9BAA rgb(205, 155, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD9BAA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 60.8% green and 66.7% blue (205, 155, 170).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#CD9BAA color codes

HEX	`#CD9BAA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 155, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 60.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.99, 20.92, -0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.99, 20.92, 358.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.154, 39.326, 43.287)`
Decimal	`13474730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD9BAA, 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 #CD9BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD9BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #CD9BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd9baa; }
.text { color: #cd9baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd9baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 155 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd9baa, #cda59b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CD9BAA?: #CD9BAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD9BAA?: The RGB value is 205, 155, 170: 205 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD9BAA?: The complementary color is #9BCDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD9BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.