What color is #CBBECC?

#CBBECC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBECC?

The RGB value is 203, 190, 204: 203 red, 190 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBECC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBECC color

#CBBECC rgb(203, 190, 204)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.5% green and 80% blue (203, 190, 204).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#CBBECC color codes

HEX	`#CBBECC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 190, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.5%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.39, 7.09, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.39, 8.9, 322.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.94, 53.883, 64.674)`
Decimal	`13352652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBECC, 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 #CBBECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #CBBECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbecc; }
.text { color: #cbbecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 190 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbecc, #ccbec6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBBECC?: #CBBECC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBECC?: The RGB value is 203, 190, 204: 203 red, 190 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBECC?: The complementary color is #BFCCBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.