What color is #CDACAF?

#CDACAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDACAF?

The RGB value is 205, 172, 175: 205 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDACAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDACAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDACAF color

#CDACAF rgb(205, 172, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDACAF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 67.5% green and 68.6% blue (205, 172, 175).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#CDACAF color codes

HEX	`#CDACAF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 172, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 67.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.27, 12.45, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.27, 12.8, 13.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.667, 45.581, 46.836)`
Decimal	`13479087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDACAF, 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 #CDACAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDACAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #CDACAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdacaf; }
.text { color: #cdacaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdacaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 172 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdacaf, #cdbaac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Baby Pink.

Questions

What color is #CDACAF?: #CDACAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDACAF?: The RGB value is 205, 172, 175: 205 red, 172 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDACAF?: The complementary color is #ACCDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDACAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.