What color is #CB9CB7?

#CB9CB7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB9CB7?

The RGB value is 203, 156, 183: 203 red, 156 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB9CB7?

The complementary color is #9CCBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB9CB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB9CB7 color

#CB9CB7 rgb(203, 156, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB9CB7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 61.2% green and 71.8% blue (203, 156, 183).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#CB9CB7 color codes

HEX	`#CB9CB7`
RGB	`rgb(203, 156, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 61.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.39, 21.81, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.39, 22.96, 341.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.064, 39.894, 50.117)`
Decimal	`13343927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB9CB7, 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 #CB9CB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB9CB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	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 #CB9CB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb9cb7; }
.text { color: #cb9cb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb9cb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 156 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb9cb7, #cb9ca0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CB9CB7?: #CB9CB7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB9CB7?: The RGB value is 203, 156, 183: 203 red, 156 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB9CB7?: The complementary color is #9CCBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB9CB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.