What color is #CBAFBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #CBAFBD?

The RGB value is 203, 175, 189: 203 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBAFBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBAFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBAFBD color

#CBAFBD rgb(203, 175, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 68.6% green and 74.1% blue (203, 175, 189).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 21% 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#CBAFBD color codes

HEX	`#CBAFBD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 175, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 68.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, 12.47, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 12.92, 344.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.143, 47.032, 54.623)`
Decimal	`13348797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBAFBD, 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 #CBAFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBAFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #CBAFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbafbd; }
.text { color: #cbafbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbafbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 175 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbafbd, #cbafaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBAFBD?: #CBAFBD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBAFBD?: The RGB value is 203, 175, 189: 203 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBAFBD?: The complementary color is #AFCBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBAFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.