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#CDB7BA Color

#CDB7BA is rgb(205, 183, 186) in RGB, hsl(352, 18%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 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 3.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDB7BA
HEX#CDB7BA
RGBrgb(205, 183, 186)
HSLhsl(352, 18%, 76%)
HSVhsv(352, 11%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.025 8.3)
LABlab(76.38% 8.49 1.49)
LCHlch(76.38% 8.62 9.99)

What #CDB7BA 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 #CDB7BA, 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.

#CDB7BA Channel Values

How #CDB7BA 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 183 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 18% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 11% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 9% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDB7BA 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDB7BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDB7BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDB7BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CDB7BA

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 #CDB7BA.

How #CDB7BA 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#CDB7BA
Protanopia#BBBBBA
Protanomaly#C2B9BA
Deuteranopia#BFBFB9
Deuteranomaly#C5BCBA
Tritanopia#CDB7B7
Tritanomaly#CDB7B8
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDB7BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdb7ba: #CDB7BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDB7BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdb7ba': '#CDB7BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.718, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_cdb7ba">#CDB7BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDB7BA"

More Red Colors

#CDB7BA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDB7BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDB7BA?

#CDB7BA is a light red — rgb(205, 183, 186) in RGB and hsl(352, 18%, 76%) 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 3.99.

What is the RGB value of #CDB7BA?

#CDB7BA is rgb(205, 183, 186) — red 205, green 183, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDB7BA?

#CDB7BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDB7BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDB7BA scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDB7BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDB7BA 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 8.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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