What color is #CBADB6?

#CBADB6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBADB6?

The RGB value is 203, 173, 182: 203 red, 173 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBADB6?

The complementary color is #ADCBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBADB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBADB6 color

#CBADB6 rgb(203, 173, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBADB6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 67.8% green and 71.4% blue (203, 173, 182).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#CBADB6 color codes

HEX	`#CBADB6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 173, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 67.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.52, 12.35, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.52, 12.36, 357.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.015, 45.962, 50.589)`
Decimal	`13348278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBADB6, 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 #CBADB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBADB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #CBADB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbadb6; }
.text { color: #cbadb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbadb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 173 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbadb6, #cbb3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #CBADB6?: #CBADB6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBADB6?: The RGB value is 203, 173, 182: 203 red, 173 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBADB6?: The complementary color is #ADCBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBADB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.