What color is #CDB8B5?

#CDB8B5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB8B5?

The RGB value is 205, 184, 181: 205 red, 184 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB8B5?

The complementary color is #B5CACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB8B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB8B5 color

#CDB8B5 rgb(205, 184, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB8B5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.2% green and 71% blue (205, 184, 181).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#CDB8B5 color codes

HEX	`#CDB8B5`
RGB	`rgb(205, 184, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.43, 6.96, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.43, 8.16, 31.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.657, 50.597, 50.805)`
Decimal	`13482165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB8B5, 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 #CDB8B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB8B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #CDB8B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb8b5; }
.text { color: #cdb8b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb8b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 184 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb8b5, #cdc4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDB8B5?: #CDB8B5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB8B5?: The RGB value is 205, 184, 181: 205 red, 184 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB8B5?: The complementary color is #B5CACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB8B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.