What color is #CDBABF?

#CDBABF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBABF?

The RGB value is 205, 186, 191: 205 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBABF?

The complementary color is #BACDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBABF color

#CDBABF rgb(205, 186, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.9% green and 74.9% blue (205, 186, 191).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#CDBABF color codes

HEX	`#CDBABF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 186, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, 7.59, -0.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 7.59, 359.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.139, 51.859, 56.543)`
Decimal	`13482687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBABF, 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 #CDBABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #CDBABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbabf; }
.text { color: #cdbabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 186 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbabf, #cdbeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDBABF?: #CDBABF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBABF?: The RGB value is 205, 186, 191: 205 red, 186 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBABF?: The complementary color is #BACDC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.