What color is #CBA19A?

#CBA19A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBA19A?

The RGB value is 203, 161, 154: 203 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBA19A?

The complementary color is #9AC4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBA19A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBA19A color

#CBA19A rgb(203, 161, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #CBA19A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 63.1% green and 60.4% blue (203, 161, 154).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#CBA19A color codes

HEX	`#CBA19A`
RGB	`rgb(203, 161, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 63.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.84, 14.45, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.84, 17.33, 33.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.207, 40.521, 36.111)`
Decimal	`13345178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBA19A, 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 #CBA19A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBA19A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #CBA19A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cba19a; }
.text { color: #cba19a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cba19a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 161 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cba19a, #cbb99a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CBA19A?: #CBA19A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBA19A?: The RGB value is 203, 161, 154: 203 red, 161 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBA19A?: The complementary color is #9AC4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBA19A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.