What color is #CDB7CA?

#CDB7CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB7CA?

The RGB value is 205, 183, 202: 205 red, 183 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB7CA?

The complementary color is #B7CDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB7CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB7CA color

#CDB7CA rgb(205, 183, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDB7CA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71.8% green and 79.2% blue (205, 183, 202).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#CDB7CA color codes

HEX	`#CDB7CA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 183, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.75, 11.18, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.75, 13.04, 329.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.77, 51.111, 62.951)`
Decimal	`13481930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB7CA, 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 #CDB7CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB7CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #CDB7CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb7ca; }
.text { color: #cdb7ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb7ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 183 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb7ca, #cdb7bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB7CA?: #CDB7CA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB7CA?: The RGB value is 205, 183, 202: 205 red, 183 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB7CA?: The complementary color is #B7CDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB7CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.