What color is #CDB8C4?

#CDB8C4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB8C4?

The RGB value is 205, 184, 196: 205 red, 184 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB8C4?

The complementary color is #B8CDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB8C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB8C4 color

#CDB8C4 rgb(205, 184, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB8C4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.2% green and 76.9% blue (205, 184, 196).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#CDB8C4 color codes

HEX	`#CDB8C4`
RGB	`rgb(205, 184, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.83, 9.55, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.83, 10.11, 340.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.28, 51.246, 59.351)`
Decimal	`13482180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB8C4, 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 #CDB8C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB8C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #CDB8C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb8c4; }
.text { color: #cdb8c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb8c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 184 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb8c4, #cdb8ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDB8C4?: #CDB8C4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB8C4?: The RGB value is 205, 184, 196: 205 red, 184 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB8C4?: The complementary color is #B8CDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB8C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.