What color is #CB98BA?

#CB98BA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB98BA?

The RGB value is 203, 152, 186: 203 red, 152 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB98BA?

The complementary color is #98CBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB98BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB98BA color

#CB98BA rgb(203, 152, 186)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB98BA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 59.6% green and 72.9% blue (203, 152, 186).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Perfume (#D49AB9), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#CB98BA color codes

HEX	`#CB98BA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 152, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 59.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.53, 24.52, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.53, 26.53, 337.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.719, 38.7, 51.559)`
Decimal	`13342906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB98BA, 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 #CB98BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB98BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #CB98BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb98ba; }
.text { color: #cb98ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb98ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 152 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb98ba, #cb98a1); }

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Questions

What color is #CB98BA?: #CB98BA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Sweet Perfume. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB98BA?: The RGB value is 203, 152, 186: 203 red, 152 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB98BA?: The complementary color is #98CBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB98BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.