What color is #CDB8B6?

#CDB8B6 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 #CDB8B6?

The RGB value is 205, 184, 182: 205 red, 184 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB8B6?

The complementary color is #B6CBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB8B6 color

#CDB8B6 rgb(205, 184, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB8B6 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.2% green and 71.4% blue (205, 184, 182).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#CDB8B6 color codes

HEX	`#CDB8B6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 184, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, 7.13, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 8.05, 27.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.76, 50.639, 51.347)`
Decimal	`13482166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB8B6, 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 #CDB8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #CDB8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb8b6; }
.text { color: #cdb8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 184 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb8b6, #cdc3b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDB8B6?: #CDB8B6 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 #CDB8B6?: The RGB value is 205, 184, 182: 205 red, 184 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB8B6?: The complementary color is #B6CBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.