What color is #CDBACD?

#CDBACD 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 #CDBACD?

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

What is the complementary color of #CDBACD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDBACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBACD color

#CDBACD rgb(205, 186, 205)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#CDBACD color codes

HEX	`#CDBACD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 186, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.58, 10.11, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.58, 12.36, 324.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.754, 52.505, 65.049)`
Decimal	`13482701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBACD, 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 #CDBACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #CDBACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbacd; }
.text { color: #cdbacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 186 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbacd, #cdbac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDBACD?: #CDBACD 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 #CDBACD?: The RGB value is 205, 186, 205: 205 red, 186 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBACD?: The complementary color is #BACDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.