What color is #CDAECE?

#CDAECE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDAECE?

The RGB value is 205, 174, 206: 205 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAECE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDAECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAECE color

#CDAECE rgb(205, 174, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDAECE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 68.2% green and 80.8% blue (205, 174, 206).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Sky (#D9B1D6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#CDAECE color codes

HEX	`#CDAECE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 174, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 68.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, 16.81, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 20.66, 324.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.452, 47.708, 64.879)`
Decimal	`13479630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAECE, 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 #CDAECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #CDAECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdaece; }
.text { color: #cdaece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdaece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 174 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdaece, #ceaebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDAECE?: #CDAECE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Blushing Sky. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDAECE?: The RGB value is 205, 174, 206: 205 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAECE?: The complementary color is #AFCEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.