What color is #CDB3AE?

#CDB3AE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB3AE?

The RGB value is 205, 179, 174: 205 red, 179 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB3AE?

The complementary color is #AEC8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB3AE color

#CDB3AE rgb(205, 179, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB3AE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 70.2% green and 68.2% blue (205, 179, 174).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#CDB3AE color codes

HEX	`#CDB3AE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 179, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 70.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75, 8.51, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75, 10.4, 35.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.937, 48.277, 46.777)`
Decimal	`13480878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB3AE, 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 #CDB3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #CDB3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb3ae; }
.text { color: #cdb3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 179 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb3ae, #cdc3ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDB3AE?: #CDB3AE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB3AE?: The RGB value is 205, 179, 174: 205 red, 179 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB3AE?: The complementary color is #AEC8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.