What color is #CBB2C0?

#CBB2C0 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 #CBB2C0?

The RGB value is 203, 178, 192: 203 red, 178 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB2C0?

The complementary color is #B2CBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB2C0 color

#CBB2C0 rgb(203, 178, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBB2C0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 69.8% green and 75.3% blue (203, 178, 192).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#CBB2C0 color codes

HEX	`#CBB2C0`
RGB	`rgb(203, 178, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 69.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.04, 11.38, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.04, 11.99, 341.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.062, 48.344, 56.553)`
Decimal	`13349568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB2C0, 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 #CBB2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #CBB2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb2c0; }
.text { color: #cbb2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 178 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb2c0, #cbb2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBB2C0?: #CBB2C0 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 #CBB2C0?: The RGB value is 203, 178, 192: 203 red, 178 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB2C0?: The complementary color is #B2CBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.