What color is #CDB6D0?

#CDB6D0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB6D0?

The RGB value is 205, 182, 208: 205 red, 182 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB6D0?

The complementary color is #B9D0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB6D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB6D0 color

#CDB6D0 rgb(205, 182, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDB6D0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71.4% green and 81.6% blue (205, 182, 208).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#CDB6D0 color codes

HEX	`#CDB6D0`
RGB	`rgb(205, 182, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71.4%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 12%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.67, 12.84, -10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.67, 16.32, 321.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.288, 50.99, 66.697)`
Decimal	`13481680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB6D0, 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 #CDB6D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB6D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #CDB6D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb6d0; }
.text { color: #cdb6d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb6d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 182 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb6d0, #d0b6c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB6D0?: #CDB6D0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Thistle. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB6D0?: The RGB value is 205, 182, 208: 205 red, 182 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB6D0?: The complementary color is #B9D0B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB6D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.