What color is #CDC3B8?

#CDC3B8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC3B8?

The RGB value is 205, 195, 184: 205 red, 195 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC3B8?

The complementary color is #B8C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC3B8 color

#CDC3B8 rgb(205, 195, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDC3B8 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.5% green and 72.2% blue (205, 195, 184).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#CDC3B8 color codes

HEX	`#CDC3B8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 195, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 76.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.31, 1.6, 6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.31, 6.96, 76.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.343, 55.471, 53.235)`
Decimal	`13484984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC3B8, 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 #CDC3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #CDC3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc3b8; }
.text { color: #cdc3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 195 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc3b8, #cdcdb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CDC3B8?: #CDC3B8 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC3B8?: The RGB value is 205, 195, 184: 205 red, 195 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC3B8?: The complementary color is #B8C2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.