What color is #C2B0CB?

#C2B0CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2B0CB?

The RGB value is 194, 176, 203: 194 red, 176 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2B0CB?

The complementary color is #B9CBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2B0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2B0CB color

#C2B0CB rgb(194, 176, 203)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2B0CB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 69% green and 79.6% blue (194, 176, 203).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#C2B0CB color codes

HEX	`#C2B0CB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 176, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 69%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.08, 11.4, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.08, 16.07, 315.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.551, 46.832, 62.97)`
Decimal	`12759243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2B0CB, 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 #C2B0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2B0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #C2B0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2b0cb; }
.text { color: #c2b0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2b0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 176 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2b0cb, #cbb0c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C2B0CB?: #C2B0CB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2B0CB?: The RGB value is 194, 176, 203: 194 red, 176 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2B0CB?: The complementary color is #B9CBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2B0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.