What color is #CBAEBC?

#CBAEBC 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 #CBAEBC?

The RGB value is 203, 174, 188: 203 red, 174 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBAEBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBAEBC?

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.

#CBAEBC color

#CBAEBC rgb(203, 174, 188)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 68.2% green and 73.7% blue (203, 174, 188).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CBAEBC color codes

HEX	`#CBAEBC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 174, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 68.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.93, 12.84, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.93, 13.24, 345.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.841, 46.601, 53.989)`
Decimal	`13348540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CBAEBC 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 #CBAEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbaebc; }
.text { color: #cbaebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbaebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 174 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbaebc, #cbaeae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBAEBC?: #CBAEBC 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 #CBAEBC?: The RGB value is 203, 174, 188: 203 red, 174 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBAEBC?: The complementary color is #AECBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBAEBC?: 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.