What color is #CBB7CD?

#CBB7CD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB7CD?

The RGB value is 203, 183, 205: 203 red, 183 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB7CD?

The complementary color is #B9CDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB7CD color

#CBB7CD rgb(203, 183, 205)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBB7CD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 71.8% green and 80.4% blue (203, 183, 205).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#CBB7CD color codes

HEX	`#CBB7CD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 183, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 71.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.66, 11.05, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.66, 13.93, 322.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.58, 50.972, 64.814)`
Decimal	`13350861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB7CD, 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 #CBB7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #CBB7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb7cd; }
.text { color: #cbb7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 183 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb7cd, #cdb7c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBB7CD?: #CBB7CD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB7CD?: The RGB value is 203, 183, 205: 203 red, 183 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB7CD?: The complementary color is #B9CDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.