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#CB9180 Color

#CB9180 is rgb(203, 145, 128) in RGB, hsl(14, 42%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Brass (#CD9575), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CB9180
HEX#CB9180
RGBrgb(203, 145, 128)
HSLhsl(14, 42%, 65%)
HSVhsv(14, 37%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.075 37)
LABlab(65.67% 21.00 18.23)
LCHlch(65.67% 27.80 40.96)

What #CB9180 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CB9180, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CB9180 Channel Values

How #CB9180 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 145 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 42% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 37% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 29% · Y 37% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.66:1 vs white · 7.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CB9180 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CB9180

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CB9180; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CB9180

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CB9180.

How #CB9180 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CB9180
Protanopia#9D9D80
Protanomaly#B19880
Deuteranopia#A7A77E
Deuteranomaly#B79F7F
Tritanopia#CC8F8F
Tritanomaly#CC9089
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CB9180 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cb9180: #CB9180;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CB9180;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cb9180': '#CB9180' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.569, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_cb9180">#CB9180</color>
SVG fillfill="#CB9180"

More Red Colors

#CB9180 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CB9180 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CB9180?

#CB9180 is a light red — rgb(203, 145, 128) in RGB and hsl(14, 42%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Brass (#CD9575), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #CB9180?

#CB9180 is rgb(203, 145, 128) — red 203, green 145, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CB9180?

#CB9180 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 29%, 37%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CB9180 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CB9180 scores 2.66:1 against white and 7.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CB9180 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CB9180 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.93, which is visibly different.

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