What color is #CB8E99?

#CB8E99 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 #CB8E99?

The RGB value is 203, 142, 153: 203 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB8E99?

The complementary color is #8ECBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB8E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB8E99 color

#CB8E99 rgb(203, 142, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #CB8E99 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 55.7% green and 60% blue (203, 142, 153).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#CB8E99 color codes

HEX	`#CB8E99`
RGB	`rgb(203, 142, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 55.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.24, 24.71, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.24, 24.95, 8.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.052, 34.345, 34.65)`
Decimal	`13340313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB8E99, 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 #CB8E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB8E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #CB8E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb8e99; }
.text { color: #cb8e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb8e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 142 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb8e99, #cba28e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CB8E99?: #CB8E99 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 #CB8E99?: The RGB value is 203, 142, 153: 203 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB8E99?: The complementary color is #8ECBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB8E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.