What color is #CD9E9A?

#CD9E9A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD9E9A?

The RGB value is 205, 158, 154: 205 red, 158 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD9E9A?

The complementary color is #9AC9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD9E9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD9E9A color

#CD9E9A rgb(205, 158, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CD9E9A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 62% green and 60.4% blue (205, 158, 154).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#CD9E9A color codes

HEX	`#CD9E9A`
RGB	`rgb(205, 158, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 62%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.3, 16.85, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.3, 19.02, 27.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.237, 39.768, 35.964)`
Decimal	`13475482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD9E9A, 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 #CD9E9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD9E9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #CD9E9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd9e9a; }
.text { color: #cd9e9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd9e9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 158 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd9e9a, #cdb89a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CD9E9A?: #CD9E9A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD9E9A?: The RGB value is 205, 158, 154: 205 red, 158 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD9E9A?: The complementary color is #9AC9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD9E9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.