What color is #CD9DBA?

#CD9DBA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD9DBA?

The RGB value is 205, 157, 186: 205 red, 157 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD9DBA?

The complementary color is #9DCDB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD9DBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD9DBA color

#CD9DBA rgb(205, 157, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD9DBA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 61.6% green and 72.9% blue (205, 157, 186).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#CD9DBA color codes

HEX	`#CD9DBA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 157, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 61.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, 22.48, -8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 23.88, 340.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.096, 40.64, 51.861)`
Decimal	`13475258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD9DBA, 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 #CD9DBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD9DBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #CD9DBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd9dba; }
.text { color: #cd9dba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd9dba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 157 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd9dba, #cd9da2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CD9DBA?: #CD9DBA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD9DBA?: The RGB value is 205, 157, 186: 205 red, 157 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD9DBA?: The complementary color is #9DCDB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD9DBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.