What color is #CBAABE?

#CBAABE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBAABE?

The RGB value is 203, 170, 190: 203 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBAABE?

The complementary color is #AACBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBAABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBAABE color

#CBAABE rgb(203, 170, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CBAABE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 66.7% green and 74.5% blue (203, 170, 190).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#CBAABE color codes

HEX	`#CBAABE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 170, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 66.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73, 15.37, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73, 16.4, 339.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.297, 45.165, 54.879)`
Decimal	`13347518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBAABE, 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 #CBAABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBAABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #CBAABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbaabe; }
.text { color: #cbaabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbaabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 170 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbaabe, #cbaaad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #CBAABE?: #CBAABE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBAABE?: The RGB value is 203, 170, 190: 203 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBAABE?: The complementary color is #AACBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBAABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.