What color is #CB79A3?

#CB79A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB79A3?

The RGB value is 203, 121, 163: 203 red, 121 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB79A3?

The complementary color is #79CBA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB79A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB79A3 color

#CB79A3 rgb(203, 121, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB79A3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 47.5% green and 63.9% blue (203, 121, 163).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 44% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#CB79A3 color codes

HEX	`#CB79A3`
RGB	`rgb(203, 121, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 47.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 44%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.8, 37.57, -8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.8, 38.56, 346.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.077, 29.018, 38.239)`
Decimal	`13334947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB79A3, 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 #CB79A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CB79A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #CB79A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb79a3; }
.text { color: #cb79a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb79a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 121 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb79a3, #cb797a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CB79A3?: #CB79A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB79A3?: The RGB value is 203, 121, 163: 203 red, 121 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB79A3?: The complementary color is #79CBA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB79A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.