What color is #CDB9CB?

#CDB9CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB9CB?

The RGB value is 205, 185, 203: 205 red, 185 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB9CB?

The complementary color is #B9CDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB9CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB9CB color

#CDB9CB rgb(205, 185, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB9CB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.5% green and 79.6% blue (205, 185, 203).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#CDB9CB color codes

HEX	`#CDB9CB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 185, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.27, 10.28, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.27, 12.15, 327.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.304, 51.989, 63.715)`
Decimal	`13482443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB9CB, 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 #CDB9CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB9CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #CDB9CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb9cb; }
.text { color: #cdb9cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb9cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 185 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb9cb, #cdb9c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB9CB?: #CDB9CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB9CB?: The RGB value is 205, 185, 203: 205 red, 185 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB9CB?: The complementary color is #B9CDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB9CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.