What color is #CBADC5?

#CBADC5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBADC5?

The RGB value is 203, 173, 197: 203 red, 173 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBADC5?

The complementary color is #ADCBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBADC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBADC5 color

#CBADC5 rgb(203, 173, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBADC5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 67.8% green and 77.3% blue (203, 173, 197).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#CBADC5 color codes

HEX	`#CBADC5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 173, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 67.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.94, 14.99, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.94, 17.07, 331.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.649, 46.616, 59.195)`
Decimal	`13348293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBADC5, 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 #CBADC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBADC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #CBADC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbadc5; }
.text { color: #cbadc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbadc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 173 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbadc5, #cbadb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBADC5?: #CBADC5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBADC5?: The RGB value is 203, 173, 197: 203 red, 173 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBADC5?: The complementary color is #ADCBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBADC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.