What color is #CBA7BB?

#CBA7BB 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 #CBA7BB?

The RGB value is 203, 167, 187: 203 red, 167 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBA7BB?

The complementary color is #A7CBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBA7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBA7BB color

#CBA7BB rgb(203, 167, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CBA7BB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 65.5% green and 73.3% blue (203, 167, 187).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% 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 9.78:1).

#CBA7BB color codes

HEX	`#CBA7BB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 167, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 65.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.18, 16.48, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.18, 17.3, 342.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.416, 43.923, 52.984)`
Decimal	`13346747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBA7BB, 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 #CBA7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBA7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #CBA7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cba7bb; }
.text { color: #cba7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cba7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 167 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cba7bb, #cba7a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CBA7BB?: #CBA7BB 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 #CBA7BB?: The RGB value is 203, 167, 187: 203 red, 167 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBA7BB?: The complementary color is #A7CBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBA7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.