What color is #CDBACF?

#CDBACF 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 #CDBACF?

The RGB value is 205, 186, 207: 205 red, 186 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBACF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDBACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBACF color

#CDBACF rgb(205, 186, 207)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.9% green and 81.2% blue (205, 186, 207).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% 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 11.52:1).

#CDBACF color codes

HEX	`#CDBACF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 186, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.64, 10.49, -8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.64, 13.25, 322.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.997, 52.602, 66.328)`
Decimal	`13482703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBACF, 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 #CDBACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #CDBACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbacf; }
.text { color: #cdbacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 186 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbacf, #cfbac6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDBACF?: #CDBACF 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 #CDBACF?: The RGB value is 205, 186, 207: 205 red, 186 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBACF?: The complementary color is #BCCFBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.