What color is #CDACBF?

#CDACBF 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 #CDACBF?

The RGB value is 205, 172, 191: 205 red, 172 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDACBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDACBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDACBF color

#CDACBF rgb(205, 172, 191)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 67.5% green and 74.9% blue (205, 172, 191).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#CDACBF color codes

HEX	`#CDACBF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 172, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 67.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.71, 15.16, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.71, 16.03, 341.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.333, 46.247, 55.608)`
Decimal	`13479103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDACBF, 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 #CDACBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDACBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #CDACBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdacbf; }
.text { color: #cdacbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdacbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 172 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdacbf, #cdacaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDACBF?: #CDACBF 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 #CDACBF?: The RGB value is 205, 172, 191: 205 red, 172 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDACBF?: The complementary color is #ACCDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDACBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.