What color is #CDAFBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #CDAFBA?

The RGB value is 205, 175, 186: 205 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAFBA?

The complementary color is #AFCDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDAFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAFBA color

#CDAFBA rgb(205, 175, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 68.6% green and 72.9% blue (205, 175, 186).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#CDAFBA color codes

HEX	`#CDAFBA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 175, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 68.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.31, 12.66, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.31, 12.76, 352.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.369, 47.185, 52.952)`
Decimal	`13479866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAFBA, 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 #CDAFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #CDAFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdafba; }
.text { color: #cdafba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdafba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 175 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdafba, #cdb3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDAFBA?: #CDAFBA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDAFBA?: The RGB value is 205, 175, 186: 205 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAFBA?: The complementary color is #AFCDC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.