What color is #CBAEC4?

#CBAEC4 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 #CBAEC4?

The RGB value is 203, 174, 196: 203 red, 174 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBAEC4?

The complementary color is #AECBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBAEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBAEC4 color

#CBAEC4 rgb(203, 174, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBAEC4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 68.2% green and 76.9% blue (203, 174, 196).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#CBAEC4 color codes

HEX	`#CBAEC4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 174, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 68.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.16, 14.27, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.16, 16.02, 332.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.727, 46.955, 58.658)`
Decimal	`13348548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBAEC4, 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 #CBAEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBAEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #CBAEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbaec4; }
.text { color: #cbaec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbaec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 174 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbaec4, #cbaeb6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CBAEC4?: #CBAEC4 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 #CBAEC4?: The RGB value is 203, 174, 196: 203 red, 174 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBAEC4?: The complementary color is #AECBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBAEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.