What color is #CBA3B8?

#CBA3B8 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 #CBA3B8?

The RGB value is 203, 163, 184: 203 red, 163 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBA3B8?

The complementary color is #A3CBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBA3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBA3B8 color

#CBA3B8 rgb(203, 163, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CBA3B8 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 63.9% green and 72.2% blue (203, 163, 184).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#CBA3B8 color codes

HEX	`#CBA3B8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 163, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 63.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, 18.14, -5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 18.87, 344.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.377, 42.353, 51.07)`
Decimal	`13345720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBA3B8, 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 #CBA3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBA3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #CBA3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cba3b8; }
.text { color: #cba3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cba3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 163 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cba3b8, #cba3a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CBA3B8?: #CBA3B8 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 #CBA3B8?: The RGB value is 203, 163, 184: 203 red, 163 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBA3B8?: The complementary color is #A3CBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBA3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.