What color is #CBBAD0?

#CBBAD0 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 #CBBAD0?

The RGB value is 203, 186, 208: 203 red, 186 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBAD0?

The complementary color is #BFD0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBAD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBAD0 color

#CBBAD0 rgb(203, 186, 208)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CBBAD0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.9% green and 81.6% blue (203, 186, 208).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#CBBAD0 color codes

HEX	`#CBBAD0`
RGB	`rgb(203, 186, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.9%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.5, 10, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.5, 13.36, 318.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.571, 52.369, 66.948)`
Decimal	`13351632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBAD0, 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 #CBBAD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBAD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #CBBAD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbad0; }
.text { color: #cbbad0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbad0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 186 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbad0, #d0baca); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBBAD0?: #CBBAD0 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 #CBBAD0?: The RGB value is 203, 186, 208: 203 red, 186 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBAD0?: The complementary color is #BFD0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBAD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.