What color is #CDBCBE?

#CDBCBE 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 #CDBCBE?

The RGB value is 205, 188, 190: 205 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBCBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDBCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBCBE color

#CDBCBE rgb(205, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (205, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 15% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#CDBCBE color codes

HEX	`#CDBCBE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 15%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.68, 6.35, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.68, 6.45, 10.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.453, 52.664, 56.107)`
Decimal	`13483198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBCBE, 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 #CDBCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #CDBCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbcbe; }
.text { color: #cdbcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbcbe, #cdc3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDBCBE?: #CDBCBE 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 #CDBCBE?: The RGB value is 205, 188, 190: 205 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBCBE?: The complementary color is #BCCDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.