What color is #CBADAF?

#CBADAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBADAF?

The RGB value is 203, 173, 175: 203 red, 173 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBADAF?

The complementary color is #ADCBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBADAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBADAF color

#CBADAF rgb(203, 173, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBADAF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 67.8% green and 68.6% blue (203, 173, 175).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#CBADAF color codes

HEX	`#CBADAF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 173, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 67.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.34, 11.18, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.34, 11.58, 15.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.31, 45.68, 46.874)`
Decimal	`13348271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBADAF, 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 #CBADAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBADAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #CBADAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbadaf; }
.text { color: #cbadaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbadaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 173 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbadaf, #cbbaad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBADAF?: #CBADAF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBADAF?: The RGB value is 203, 173, 175: 203 red, 173 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBADAF?: The complementary color is #ADCBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBADAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.