What color is #CDAABF?

#CDAABF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDAABF?

The RGB value is 205, 170, 191: 205 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAABF?

The complementary color is #AACDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDAABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAABF color

#CDAABF rgb(205, 170, 191)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 66.7% green and 74.9% blue (205, 170, 191).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Purple Poodle (#DAB4CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#CDAABF color codes

HEX	`#CDAABF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 170, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 66.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.21, 16.25, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.21, 17.3, 339.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.955, 45.491, 55.482)`
Decimal	`13478591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAABF, 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 #CDAABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #CDAABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdaabf; }
.text { color: #cdaabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdaabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 170 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdaabf, #cdaaae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CDAABF?: #CDAABF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Poodle. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDAABF?: The RGB value is 205, 170, 191: 205 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAABF?: The complementary color is #AACDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.