What color is #CDB9B9?

#CDB9B9 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 #CDB9B9?

The RGB value is 205, 185, 185: 205 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB9B9?

The complementary color is #B9CDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB9B9 color

#CDB9B9 rgb(205, 185, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB9B9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.5% green and 72.5% blue (205, 185, 185).

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

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#CDB9B9 color codes

HEX	`#CDB9B9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 185, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, 7.1, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 7.55, 20.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.282, 51.181, 53.067)`
Decimal	`13482425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB9B9, 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 #CDB9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #CDB9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb9b9; }
.text { color: #cdb9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 185 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb9b9, #cdc3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDB9B9?: #CDB9B9 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 #CDB9B9?: The RGB value is 205, 185, 185: 205 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB9B9?: The complementary color is #B9CDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.