What color is #CB8A99?

#CB8A99 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB8A99?

The RGB value is 203, 138, 153: 203 red, 138 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB8A99?

The complementary color is #8ACBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB8A99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB8A99 color

#CB8A99 rgb(203, 138, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #CB8A99 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 54.1% green and 60% blue (203, 138, 153).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#CB8A99 color codes

HEX	`#CB8A99`
RGB	`rgb(203, 138, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 54.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.3, 26.89, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.3, 26.98, 4.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.468, 33.176, 34.456)`
Decimal	`13339289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB8A99, 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 #CB8A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB8A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #CB8A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb8a99; }
.text { color: #cb8a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb8a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 138 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb8a99, #cb9b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CB8A99?: #CB8A99 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB8A99?: The RGB value is 203, 138, 153: 203 red, 138 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB8A99?: The complementary color is #8ACBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB8A99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.