What color is #CDA0B1?

#CDA0B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDA0B1?

The RGB value is 205, 160, 177: 205 red, 160 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDA0B1?

The complementary color is #A0CDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDA0B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDA0B1 color

#CDA0B1 rgb(205, 160, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CDA0B1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 62.7% green and 69.4% blue (205, 160, 177).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#CDA0B1 color codes

HEX	`#CDA0B1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 160, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 62.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.38, 19.32, -2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.38, 19.46, 352.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.683, 41.297, 47.151)`
Decimal	`13476017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDA0B1, 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 #CDA0B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDA0B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #CDA0B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cda0b1; }
.text { color: #cda0b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cda0b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 160 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cda0b1, #cda6a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CDA0B1?: #CDA0B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDA0B1?: The RGB value is 205, 160, 177: 205 red, 160 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDA0B1?: The complementary color is #A0CDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDA0B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.