What color is #CDB7B0?

#CDB7B0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB7B0?

The RGB value is 205, 183, 176: 205 red, 183 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB7B0?

The complementary color is #B0C6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB7B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB7B0 color

#CDB7B0 rgb(205, 183, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB7B0 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71.8% green and 69% blue (205, 183, 176).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#CDB7B0 color codes

HEX	`#CDB7B0`
RGB	`rgb(205, 183, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.06, 6.68, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.06, 9.26, 43.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.946, 49.982, 48.082)`
Decimal	`13481904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB7B0, 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 #CDB7B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB7B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #CDB7B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb7b0; }
.text { color: #cdb7b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb7b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 183 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb7b0, #cdc6b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDB7B0?: #CDB7B0 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB7B0?: The RGB value is 205, 183, 176: 205 red, 183 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB7B0?: The complementary color is #B0C6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB7B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.