What color is #CDBABD?

#CDBABD 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 #CDBABD?

The RGB value is 205, 186, 189: 205 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBABD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDBABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBABD color

#CDBABD rgb(205, 186, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.9% green and 74.1% blue (205, 186, 189).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#CDBABD color codes

HEX	`#CDBABD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 186, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.14, 7.25, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.14, 7.31, 7.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.92, 51.772, 55.392)`
Decimal	`13482685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBABD, 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 #CDBABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #CDBABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbabd; }
.text { color: #cdbabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 186 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbabd, #cdc0ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDBABD?: #CDBABD 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 #CDBABD?: The RGB value is 205, 186, 189: 205 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBABD?: The complementary color is #BACDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.