What color is #CBA3BB?

#CBA3BB 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 #CBA3BB?

The RGB value is 203, 163, 187: 203 red, 163 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBA3BB?

The complementary color is #A3CBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBA3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBA3BB color

#CBA3BB rgb(203, 163, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CBA3BB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 63.9% green and 73.3% blue (203, 163, 187).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#CBA3BB color codes

HEX	`#CBA3BB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 163, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 63.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, 18.67, -6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 19.84, 340.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.695, 42.48, 52.744)`
Decimal	`13345723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBA3BB, 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 #CBA3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBA3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #CBA3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cba3bb; }
.text { color: #cba3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cba3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 163 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cba3bb, #cba3a7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CBA3BB?: #CBA3BB 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 #CBA3BB?: The RGB value is 203, 163, 187: 203 red, 163 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBA3BB?: The complementary color is #A3CBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBA3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.