What color is #CDAFB6?

#CDAFB6 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 #CDAFB6?

The RGB value is 205, 175, 182: 205 red, 175 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAFB6?

The complementary color is #AFCDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDAFB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAFB6 color

#CDAFB6 rgb(205, 175, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDAFB6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 68.6% green and 71.4% blue (205, 175, 182).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#CDAFB6 color codes

HEX	`#CDAFB6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 175, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 68.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.2, 11.98, 0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.2, 11.99, 2.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.95, 47.018, 50.744)`
Decimal	`13479862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAFB6, 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 #CDAFB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAFB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #CDAFB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdafb6; }
.text { color: #cdafb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdafb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 175 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdafb6, #cdb7af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDAFB6?: #CDAFB6 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 #CDAFB6?: The RGB value is 205, 175, 182: 205 red, 175 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAFB6?: The complementary color is #AFCDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAFB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.