What color is #CDAFBB?

#CDAFBB 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 #CDAFBB?

The RGB value is 205, 175, 187: 205 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAFBB?

The complementary color is #AFCDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDAFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAFBB color

#CDAFBB rgb(205, 175, 187)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 68.6% green and 73.3% blue (205, 175, 187).

Its hue angle is 336°, 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 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#CDAFBB color codes

HEX	`#CDAFBB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 175, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 68.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.34, 12.83, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.34, 13, 350.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.476, 47.228, 53.514)`
Decimal	`13479867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAFBB, 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 #CDAFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #CDAFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdafbb; }
.text { color: #cdafbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdafbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 175 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdafbb, #cdb2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDAFBB?: #CDAFBB 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 #CDAFBB?: The RGB value is 205, 175, 187: 205 red, 175 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAFBB?: The complementary color is #AFCDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.