What color is #CDB4BA?

#CDB4BA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB4BA?

The RGB value is 205, 180, 186: 205 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB4BA?

The complementary color is #B4CDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB4BA color

#CDB4BA rgb(205, 180, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB4BA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 70.6% green and 72.9% blue (205, 180, 186).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#CDB4BA color codes

HEX	`#CDB4BA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 180, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 70.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.56, 9.96, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.56, 9.96, 1.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.36, 49.168, 53.282)`
Decimal	`13481146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB4BA, 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 #CDB4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #CDB4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb4ba; }
.text { color: #cdb4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 180 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb4ba, #cdbbb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDB4BA?: #CDB4BA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB4BA?: The RGB value is 205, 180, 186: 205 red, 180 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB4BA?: The complementary color is #B4CDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.