What color is #CB93BA?

#CB93BA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB93BA?

The RGB value is 203, 147, 186: 203 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB93BA?

The complementary color is #93CBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB93BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB93BA color

#CB93BA rgb(203, 147, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB93BA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 57.6% green and 72.9% blue (203, 147, 186).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#CB93BA color codes

HEX	`#CB93BA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 147, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 57.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.36, 27.26, -11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.36, 29.74, 336.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.925, 37.111, 51.294)`
Decimal	`13341626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB93BA, 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 #CB93BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB93BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #CB93BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb93ba; }
.text { color: #cb93ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb93ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 147 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb93ba, #cb939e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CB93BA?: #CB93BA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB93BA?: The RGB value is 203, 147, 186: 203 red, 147 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB93BA?: The complementary color is #93CBA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB93BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.