What color is #CDB5C6?

#CDB5C6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB5C6?

The RGB value is 205, 181, 198: 205 red, 181 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB5C6?

The complementary color is #B5CDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB5C6 color

#CDB5C6 rgb(205, 181, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB5C6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71% green and 77.6% blue (205, 181, 198).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#CDB5C6 color codes

HEX	`#CDB5C6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 181, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.13, 11.53, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.13, 12.75, 334.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.893, 50.105, 60.353)`
Decimal	`13481414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB5C6, 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 #CDB5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #CDB5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb5c6; }
.text { color: #cdb5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 181 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb5c6, #cdb5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB5C6?: #CDB5C6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB5C6?: The RGB value is 205, 181, 198: 205 red, 181 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB5C6?: The complementary color is #B5CDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.