What color is #CDBBBB?

#CDBBBB 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 #CDBBBB?

The RGB value is 205, 187, 187: 205 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBBBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDBBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBBBB color

#CDBBBB rgb(205, 187, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (205, 187, 187).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#CDBBBB color codes

HEX	`#CDBBBB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 187, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 73.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.35, 6.37, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.35, 6.77, 19.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.916, 52.108, 54.327)`
Decimal	`13482939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBBBB, 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 #CDBBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #CDBBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbbbb; }
.text { color: #cdbbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 187 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbbbb, #cdc4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDBBBB?: #CDBBBB 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 #CDBBBB?: The RGB value is 205, 187, 187: 205 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBBBB?: The complementary color is #BBCDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.