What color is #CDB0A7?

#CDB0A7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB0A7?

The RGB value is 205, 176, 167: 205 red, 176 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB0A7?

The complementary color is #A7C4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB0A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB0A7 color

#CDB0A7 rgb(205, 176, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB0A7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 69% green and 65.5% blue (205, 176, 167).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#CDB0A7 color codes

HEX	`#CDB0A7`
RGB	`rgb(205, 176, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 69%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, 9.02, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 12.38, 43.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.677, 46.821, 43.078)`
Decimal	`13480103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB0A7, 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 #CDB0A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB0A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #CDB0A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb0a7; }
.text { color: #cdb0a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb0a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 176 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb0a7, #cdc3a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB0A7?: #CDB0A7 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB0A7?: The RGB value is 205, 176, 167: 205 red, 176 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB0A7?: The complementary color is #A7C4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB0A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.