What color is #CBB3C2?

#CBB3C2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB3C2?

The RGB value is 203, 179, 194: 203 red, 179 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB3C2?

The complementary color is #B3CBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB3C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB3C2 color

#CBB3C2 rgb(203, 179, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBB3C2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 70.2% green and 76.1% blue (203, 179, 194).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#CBB3C2 color codes

HEX	`#CBB3C2`
RGB	`rgb(203, 179, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 70.2%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.35, 11.19, -4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.35, 12.04, 338.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.485, 48.833, 57.795)`
Decimal	`13349826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB3C2, 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 #CBB3C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB3C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #CBB3C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb3c2; }
.text { color: #cbb3c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb3c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 179 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb3c2, #cbb3b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBB3C2?: #CBB3C2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB3C2?: The RGB value is 203, 179, 194: 203 red, 179 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB3C2?: The complementary color is #B3CBBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB3C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.