What color is #CBA29F?

#CBA29F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBA29F?

The RGB value is 203, 162, 159: 203 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBA29F?

The complementary color is #9FC8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBA29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBA29F color

#CBA29F rgb(203, 162, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CBA29F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 63.5% green and 62.4% blue (203, 162, 159).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is La Vie en Rose (#D2A5A3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#CBA29F color codes

HEX	`#CBA29F`
RGB	`rgb(203, 162, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 63.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.21, 14.65, 7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.21, 16.37, 26.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.807, 41.042, 38.409)`
Decimal	`13345439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBA29F, 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 #CBA29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBA29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #CBA29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cba29f; }
.text { color: #cba29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cba29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 162 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cba29f, #cbb89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CBA29F?: #CBA29F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBA29F?: The RGB value is 203, 162, 159: 203 red, 162 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBA29F?: The complementary color is #9FC8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBA29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.