What color is #CDB3BD?

#CDB3BD 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 #CDB3BD?

The RGB value is 205, 179, 189: 205 red, 179 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB3BD?

The complementary color is #B3CDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB3BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB3BD color

#CDB3BD rgb(205, 179, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB3BD is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 70.2% green and 74.1% blue (205, 179, 189).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#CDB3BD color codes

HEX	`#CDB3BD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 179, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 70.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.39, 11.02, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.39, 11.14, 351.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.481, 48.894, 54.913)`
Decimal	`13480893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB3BD, 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 #CDB3BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB3BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	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 #CDB3BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb3bd; }
.text { color: #cdb3bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb3bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 179 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb3bd, #cdb6b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDB3BD?: #CDB3BD 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 #CDB3BD?: The RGB value is 205, 179, 189: 205 red, 179 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB3BD?: The complementary color is #B3CDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB3BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.