What color is #CB8595?

#CB8595 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB8595?

The RGB value is 203, 133, 149: 203 red, 133 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB8595?

The complementary color is #85CBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB8595?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB8595 color

#CB8595 rgb(203, 133, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #CB8595 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 52.2% green and 58.4% blue (203, 133, 149).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 40% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 27% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#CB8595 color codes

HEX	`#CB8595`
RGB	`rgb(203, 133, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 52.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 40%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 27%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 29.04, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 29.16, 5.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.442, 31.644, 32.511)`
Decimal	`13338005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB8595, 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 #CB8595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB8595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #CB8595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb8595; }
.text { color: #cb8595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb8595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 133 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb8595, #cb9885); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CB8595?: #CB8595 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB8595?: The RGB value is 203, 133, 149: 203 red, 133 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB8595?: The complementary color is #85CBBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB8595?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.