What color is #CDB9CE?

#CDB9CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB9CE?

The RGB value is 205, 185, 206: 205 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB9CE?

The complementary color is #BACEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB9CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB9CE color

#CDB9CE rgb(205, 185, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CDB9CE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.5% green and 80.8% blue (205, 185, 206).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#CDB9CE color codes

HEX	`#CDB9CE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 185, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.36, 10.84, -7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.36, 13.45, 323.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.665, 52.134, 65.616)`
Decimal	`13482446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB9CE, 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 #CDB9CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB9CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #CDB9CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb9ce; }
.text { color: #cdb9ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb9ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 185 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb9ce, #ceb9c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB9CE?: #CDB9CE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB9CE?: The RGB value is 205, 185, 206: 205 red, 185 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB9CE?: The complementary color is #BACEB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB9CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.