What color is #CDB3C1?

#CDB3C1 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 #CDB3C1?

The RGB value is 205, 179, 193: 205 red, 179 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB3C1?

The complementary color is #B3CDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB3C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB3C1 color

#CDB3C1 rgb(205, 179, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB3C1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 70.2% green and 75.7% blue (205, 179, 193).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#CDB3C1 color codes

HEX	`#CDB3C1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 179, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 70.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, 11.72, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 12.27, 342.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.922, 49.071, 57.231)`
Decimal	`13480897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB3C1, 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 #CDB3C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB3C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #CDB3C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb3c1; }
.text { color: #cdb3c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb3c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 179 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb3c1, #cdb3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDB3C1?: #CDB3C1 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 #CDB3C1?: The RGB value is 205, 179, 193: 205 red, 179 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB3C1?: The complementary color is #B3CDBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB3C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.