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#CDB2B5 Color

#CDB2B5 is rgb(205, 178, 181) in RGB, hsl(353, 21%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDB2B5
HEX#CDB2B5
RGBrgb(205, 178, 181)
HSLhsl(353, 21%, 75%)
HSVhsv(353, 13%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.031 10.2)
LABlab(75.01% 10.40 2.24)
LCHlch(75.01% 10.64 12.16)

What #CDB2B5 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CDB2B5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CDB2B5 Channel Values

How #CDB2B5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 178 · B 1818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 353° · S 21% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 353° · S 13% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 12% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDB2B5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDB2B5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDB2B5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDB2B5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CDB2B5

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDB2B5.

How #CDB2B5 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CDB2B5
Protanopia#B7B7B5
Protanomaly#C0B5B5
Deuteranopia#BBBBB4
Deuteranomaly#C3B8B5
Tritanopia#CDB2B2
Tritanomaly#CDB2B3
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDB2B5 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cdb2b5: #CDB2B5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDB2B5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdb2b5': '#CDB2B5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.698, blue: 0.710)
Android XML<color name="color_cdb2b5">#CDB2B5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDB2B5"

More Red Colors

#CDB2B5 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDB2B5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDB2B5?

#CDB2B5 is a light red — rgb(205, 178, 181) in RGB and hsl(353, 21%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.36.

What is the RGB value of #CDB2B5?

#CDB2B5 is rgb(205, 178, 181) — red 205, green 178, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDB2B5?

#CDB2B5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 12%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDB2B5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDB2B5 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDB2B5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDB2B5 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.98, which is visibly different.

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