What color is #CDBDBE?

#CDBDBE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBDBE?

The RGB value is 205, 189, 190: 205 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBDBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDBDBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBDBE color

#CDBDBE rgb(205, 189, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.1% green and 74.5% blue (205, 189, 190).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.62:1).

#CDBDBE color codes

HEX	`#CDBDBE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 189, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 74.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.93, 5.81, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.93, 6.01, 14.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.668, 53.093, 56.179)`
Decimal	`13483454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBDBE, 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 #CDBDBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBDBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.62:1	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 #CDBDBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbdbe; }
.text { color: #cdbdbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbdbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 189 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbdbe, #cdc4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDBDBE?: #CDBDBE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBDBE?: The RGB value is 205, 189, 190: 205 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBDBE?: The complementary color is #BDCDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBDBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.