What color is #CDACBB?

#CDACBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDACBB?

The RGB value is 205, 172, 187: 205 red, 172 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDACBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDACBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDACBB color

#CDACBB rgb(205, 172, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CDACBB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 67.5% green and 73.3% blue (205, 172, 187).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#CDACBB color codes

HEX	`#CDACBB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 172, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 67.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, 14.46, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 14.81, 347.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.898, 46.073, 53.321)`
Decimal	`13479099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDACBB, 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 #CDACBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDACBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #CDACBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdacbb; }
.text { color: #cdacbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdacbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 172 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdacbb, #cdaeac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDACBB?: #CDACBB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDACBB?: The RGB value is 205, 172, 187: 205 red, 172 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDACBB?: The complementary color is #ACCDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDACBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.