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#CBBDC6 Color

#CBBDC6 is rgb(203, 189, 198) in RGB, hsl(321, 12%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBBDC6
HEX#CBBDC6
RGBrgb(203, 189, 198)
HSLhsl(321, 12%, 77%)
HSVhsv(321, 7%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.02 338.8)
LABlab(77.99% 6.30 -2.67)
LCHlch(77.99% 6.84 336.99)

What #CBBDC6 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 #CBBDC6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 5.07Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 5.67Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 6.07Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 6.24Silver#C0C0C0ΔE 6.85Gray (X11)#BEBEBEΔE 6.92

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

#CBBDC6 Channel Values

How #CBBDC6 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 189 · B 1988-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 321° · S 12% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 321° · S 7% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 2% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBBDC6 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBBDC6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBBDC6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBBDC6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBBDC6
Complementary
#BDCBC2
Analogous
#C9BDCB
Analogous
#CBBDBF
Triadic
#C6CBBD
Triadic
#BDC6CB
Split comp.
#BFCBBD
Split comp.
#BDCBC9

Tints & Shades of #CBBDC6

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.

Tints

#D2C6CE
#D9CED5
#E0D7DD
#E6E0E4
#EDE8EB
#F4F1F3

Shades

#B5A1AE
#9C8193
#83677A
#644F5C
#473842
#281F25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBBDC6.

How #CBBDC6 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#CBBDC6
Protanopia#BFBFC6
Protanomaly#C4BEC6
Deuteranopia#C2C2C6
Deuteranomaly#C6C0C6
Tritanopia#CABEBE
Tritanomaly#CABEC1
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBBDC6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbbdc6: #CBBDC6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBBDC6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbbdc6': '#CBBDC6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.741, blue: 0.776)
Android XML<color name="color_cbbdc6">#CBBDC6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBBDC6"

More Pink Colors

#CBBDC6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CBBDC6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBBDC6?

#CBBDC6 is a light pink — rgb(203, 189, 198) in RGB and hsl(321, 12%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #CBBDC6?

#CBBDC6 is rgb(203, 189, 198) — red 203, green 189, and blue 198 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBBDC6?

#CBBDC6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBBDC6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBBDC6 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBBDC6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBBDC6 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 6.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.