What color is #CB5D76?

#CB5D76 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB5D76?

The RGB value is 203, 93, 118: 203 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB5D76?

The complementary color is #5DCBB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB5D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB5D76 color

#CB5D76 rgb(203, 93, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #CB5D76 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 36.5% green and 46.3% blue (203, 93, 118).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 51% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 42% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Moon (#CF5570), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#CB5D76 color codes

HEX	`#CB5D76`
RGB	`rgb(203, 93, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 36.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 51%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 54%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 42%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.85, 46.07, 7.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.85, 46.66, 9.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.815, 21.837, 19.675)`
Decimal	`13327734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB5D76, 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 #CB5D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CB5D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #CB5D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb5d76; }
.text { color: #cb5d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb5d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 93 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb5d76, #cb7b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #CB5D76?: #CB5D76 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB5D76?: The RGB value is 203, 93, 118: 203 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB5D76?: The complementary color is #5DCBB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB5D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.