What color is #CDBBC2?

#CDBBC2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBBC2?

The RGB value is 205, 187, 194: 205 red, 187 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBBC2?

The complementary color is #BBCDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBBC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBBC2 color

#CDBBC2 rgb(205, 187, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDBBC2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 73.3% green and 76.1% blue (205, 187, 194).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Light Lilac (#DCC6D2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#CDBBC2 color codes

HEX	`#CDBBC2`
RGB	`rgb(205, 187, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 73.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, 7.58, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 7.68, 350.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.684, 52.416, 58.37)`
Decimal	`13482946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBBC2, 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 #CDBBC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBBC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #CDBBC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbbc2; }
.text { color: #cdbbc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbbc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 187 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbbc2, #cdbdbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CDBBC2?: #CDBBC2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Light Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBBC2?: The RGB value is 205, 187, 194: 205 red, 187 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBBC2?: The complementary color is #BBCDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBBC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.