What color is #CBADBF?

#CBADBF 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 #CBADBF?

The RGB value is 203, 173, 191: 203 red, 173 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBADBF?

The complementary color is #ADCBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBADBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBADBF color

#CBADBF rgb(203, 173, 191)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 67.8% green and 74.9% blue (203, 173, 191).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#CBADBF color codes

HEX	`#CBADBF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 173, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 67.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.77, 13.91, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.77, 14.83, 339.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.975, 46.346, 55.646)`
Decimal	`13348287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBADBF, 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 #CBADBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBADBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #CBADBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbadbf; }
.text { color: #cbadbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbadbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 173 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbadbf, #cbadb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBADBF?: #CBADBF 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 #CBADBF?: The RGB value is 203, 173, 191: 203 red, 173 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBADBF?: The complementary color is #ADCBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBADBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.