What color is #CABBCE?

#CABBCE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABBCE?

The RGB value is 202, 187, 206: 202 red, 187 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABBCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CABBCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABBCE color

#CABBCE rgb(202, 187, 206)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 73.3% green and 80.8% blue (202, 187, 206).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#CABBCE color codes

HEX	`#CABBCE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 187, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 73.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 9%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.61, 8.74, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.61, 11.59, 318.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.266, 52.554, 65.718)`
Decimal	`13286350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABBCE, 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 #CABBCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABBCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #CABBCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabbce; }
.text { color: #cabbce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabbce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 187 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabbce, #cebbc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CABBCE?: #CABBCE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABBCE?: The RGB value is 202, 187, 206: 202 red, 187 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABBCE?: The complementary color is #BFCEBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABBCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.