What color is #CDAFB9?

#CDAFB9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDAFB9?

The RGB value is 205, 175, 185: 205 red, 175 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAFB9?

The complementary color is #AFCDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDAFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAFB9 color

#CDAFB9 rgb(205, 175, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDAFB9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 68.6% green and 72.5% blue (205, 175, 185).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#CDAFB9 color codes

HEX	`#CDAFB9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 175, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 68.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.28, 12.49, -1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.28, 12.54, 355.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.263, 47.143, 52.394)`
Decimal	`13479865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAFB9, 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 #CDAFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #CDAFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdafb9; }
.text { color: #cdafb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdafb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 175 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdafb9, #cdb4af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDAFB9?: #CDAFB9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDAFB9?: The RGB value is 205, 175, 185: 205 red, 175 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAFB9?: The complementary color is #AFCDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.