What color is #CB8EB5?

#CB8EB5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB8EB5?

The RGB value is 203, 142, 181: 203 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB8EB5?

The complementary color is #8ECBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB8EB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB8EB5 color

#CB8EB5 rgb(203, 142, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB8EB5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 55.7% green and 71% blue (203, 142, 181).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#CB8EB5 color codes

HEX	`#CB8EB5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 142, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 55.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.04, 29.13, -11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.04, 31.16, 339.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.642, 35.381, 48.29)`
Decimal	`13340341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB8EB5, 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 #CB8EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB8EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #CB8EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb8eb5; }
.text { color: #cb8eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb8eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 142 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb8eb5, #cb8e97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CB8EB5?: #CB8EB5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB8EB5?: The RGB value is 203, 142, 181: 203 red, 142 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB8EB5?: The complementary color is #8ECBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB8EB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.