What color is #CB9FB2?

#CB9FB2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CB9FB2?

The RGB value is 203, 159, 178: 203 red, 159 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CB9FB2?

The complementary color is #9FCBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB9FB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CB9FB2 color

#CB9FB2 rgb(203, 159, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CB9FB2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 62.4% green and 69.8% blue (203, 159, 178).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#CB9FB2 color codes

HEX	`#CB9FB2`
RGB	`rgb(203, 159, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 62.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.97, 19.31, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.97, 19.64, 349.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.062, 40.709, 47.595)`
Decimal	`13344690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CB9FB2, 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 #CB9FB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB9FB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #CB9FB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb9fb2; }
.text { color: #cb9fb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb9fb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 159 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb9fb2, #cba29f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CB9FB2?: #CB9FB2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CB9FB2?: The RGB value is 203, 159, 178: 203 red, 159 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CB9FB2?: The complementary color is #9FCBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB9FB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.