What color is #CB65A2?

#CB65A2 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB65A2?

The RGB value is 203, 101, 162: 203 red, 101 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB65A2?

The complementary color is #65CB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB65A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB65A2 color

#CB65A2 rgb(203, 101, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB65A2 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 39.6% green and 63.5% blue (203, 101, 162).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Super Pink (#CE6BA6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#CB65A2 color codes

HEX	`#CB65A2`
RGB	`rgb(203, 101, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 39.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 50%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 50%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.7, 47.75, -14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.7, 49.84, 343.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.805, 24.615, 37.041)`
Decimal	`13329826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB65A2, 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 #CB65A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CB65A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #CB65A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb65a2; }
.text { color: #cb65a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb65a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 101 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb65a2, #cb656f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #CB65A2?: #CB65A2 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Super Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB65A2?: The RGB value is 203, 101, 162: 203 red, 101 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB65A2?: The complementary color is #65CB8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB65A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.