What color is #CB7B8A?

#CB7B8A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB7B8A?

The RGB value is 203, 123, 138: 203 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB7B8A?

The complementary color is #7BCBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB7B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB7B8A color

#CB7B8A rgb(203, 123, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #CB7B8A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 48.2% green and 54.1% blue (203, 123, 138).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 32% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is First Love (#CF758A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#CB7B8A color codes

HEX	`#CB7B8A`
RGB	`rgb(203, 123, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 48.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 32%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, 32.96, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 33.37, 9.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.3, 28.7, 27.668)`
Decimal	`13335434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB7B8A, 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 #CB7B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CB7B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #CB7B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb7b8a; }
.text { color: #cb7b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb7b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 123 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb7b8a, #cb947b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CB7B8A?: #CB7B8A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB7B8A?: The RGB value is 203, 123, 138: 203 red, 123 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB7B8A?: The complementary color is #7BCBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB7B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.