What color is #CBB0B9?

#CBB0B9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB0B9?

The RGB value is 203, 176, 185: 203 red, 176 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB0B9?

The complementary color is #B0CBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB0B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB0B9 color

#CBB0B9 rgb(203, 176, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBB0B9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 69% green and 72.5% blue (203, 176, 185).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#CBB0B9 color codes

HEX	`#CBB0B9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 176, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 69%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.35, 11.23, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.35, 11.28, 354.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.91, 47.251, 52.433)`
Decimal	`13349049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB0B9, 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 #CBB0B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB0B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #CBB0B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb0b9; }
.text { color: #cbb0b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb0b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 176 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb0b9, #cbb4b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBB0B9?: #CBB0B9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB0B9?: The RGB value is 203, 176, 185: 203 red, 176 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB0B9?: The complementary color is #B0CBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB0B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.