What color is #CB5181?

#CB5181 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB5181?

The RGB value is 203, 81, 129: 203 red, 81 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB5181?

The complementary color is #51CB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB5181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB5181 color

#CB5181 rgb(203, 81, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB5181 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 31.8% green and 50.6% blue (203, 81, 129).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 54% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 36% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#CB5181 color codes

HEX	`#CB5181`
RGB	`rgb(203, 81, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 31.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 54%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 60%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 36%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 52.92, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 52.95, 358.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.535, 20.17, 22.997)`
Decimal	`13324673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB5181, 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 #CB5181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CB5181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	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 #CB5181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb5181; }
.text { color: #cb5181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb5181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 81 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb5181, #cb5e51); }

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Questions

What color is #CB5181?: #CB5181 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB5181?: The RGB value is 203, 81, 129: 203 red, 81 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB5181?: The complementary color is #51CB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB5181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.