What color is #CB80B4?

#CB80B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB80B4?

The RGB value is 203, 128, 180: 203 red, 128 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB80B4?

The complementary color is #80CB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB80B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB80B4 color

#CB80B4 rgb(203, 128, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB80B4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 50.2% green and 70.6% blue (203, 128, 180).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#CB80B4 color codes

HEX	`#CB80B4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 128, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 50.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.87, 36.55, -15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.87, 39.62, 337.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.586, 31.432, 47.1)`
Decimal	`13336756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB80B4, 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 #CB80B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB80B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	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 #CB80B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb80b4; }
.text { color: #cb80b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb80b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 128 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb80b4, #cb808f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #CB80B4?: #CB80B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB80B4?: The RGB value is 203, 128, 180: 203 red, 128 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB80B4?: The complementary color is #80CB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB80B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.