What color is #CBADB9?

#CBADB9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBADB9?

The RGB value is 203, 173, 185: 203 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBADB9?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBADB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBADB9 color

#CBADB9 rgb(203, 173, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CBADB9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 67.8% green and 72.5% blue (203, 173, 185).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#CBADB9 color codes

HEX	`#CBADB9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 173, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 67.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.6, 12.86, -2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.6, 13.03, 350.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.328, 46.088, 52.239)`
Decimal	`13348281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBADB9, 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 #CBADB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBADB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #CBADB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbadb9; }
.text { color: #cbadb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbadb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 173 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbadb9, #cbb0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBADB9?: #CBADB9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBADB9?: The RGB value is 203, 173, 185: 203 red, 173 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBADB9?: The complementary color is #ADCBBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBADB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.