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#cba2bd

a light, soft magenta / pink · warm · closest name: Thistle

RGB
203, 162, 189
HSL
321°, 28%, 72%
CMYK
0, 20, 7, 20
Luminance
0.4221

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cba2bd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cba2bd
Hue
321°
magenta / pink
Saturation
28%
soft
Lightness
72%
light
Brightness
80%
HSV value
Perceived
70%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4221
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
9.44:1
Closest name
Thistle
ΔE2000 8
Where it sits
Hue321° of 360°
Saturation28%
Lightness72%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool41% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cba2bd
RGBrgb(203, 162, 189)
HSLhsl(321, 28%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 20%)
LABlab(71.0 19.6 -8.1)
LCHlch(71.0 21.2 337.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.758 0.060 339.2)
Decimal13345469
Display P3color(display-p3 0.796 0.635 0.741)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cba2bd;
background-color: #cba2bd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cba2bd] bg-[#cba2bd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cba2bd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.796, green: 0.635, blue: 0.741)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cba2bd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCBA2BD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(189, 162, 203)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cba2bd · 9.44:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.22:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.44:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cba2bd as text scores 2.22:1 on white and 9.44:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cba2bd on white: 2.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cba2bd on black: 9.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #A3AABE
deuteranopia · #ACB0BC
tritanopia · #D0A3AB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cba2bd is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9F6F8
#F3ECF1
#E6D6E0
#D7B7CC
#cba2bd
#AF6F99
#9D5885
#83496F
#693B59
#4D2D42
#301C29
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F9F6F8Darkest = 950 · #301C29
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9F6F8;
  --brand-100: #F3ECF1;
  --brand-200: #E6D6E0;
  --brand-300: #D7B7CC;
  --brand-400: #cba2bd;
  --brand-500: #AF6F99;
  --brand-600: #9D5885;
  --brand-700: #83496F;
  --brand-800: #693B59;
  --brand-900: #4D2D42;
  --brand-950: #301C29;
  --brand: #cba2bd;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cba2bd

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAF5F8
Tinted page background
Border#E2CBDA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#93527D
Captions on the surface
Accent#45874B
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#522E45
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6EFF3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#24141F
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cba2bd

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#A2CBB0
Analogous left#C5A2CB
Analogous right#CBA2A9
Split-complement 1#A9CBA2
Split-complement 2#A2CBC5
Triadic 1#BDCBA2
Triadic 2#A2BDCB
Tetradic#CBC5A2

RGB percentages

Red79.6%
Green63.5%
Blue74.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta20.2%
Yellow6.9%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#cba2bd text on a black background

contrast 9.44:1

Card sample

#cba2bd text on a white background

contrast 2.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cba2bd;
Background color
Panel with #cba2bd background
background-color: #cba2bd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cba2bd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(203, 162, 189, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(203, 162, 189, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cba2bd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cba2bd, #CBA2A2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cba2bd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cba2bd in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#cba2bd, answered

What color is #cba2bd?

#cba2bd is a light soft magenta / pink, closest to Thistle (ΔE2000 8). It sits at 321° on the hue wheel with 28% saturation and 72% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cba2bd?

rgb(203, 162, 189) — 203 red, 162 green and 189 blue out of 255, or 79.6% / 63.5% / 74.1% by channel.

Is #cba2bd a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4221 and perceived brightness is 70%, so black text on it reaches 9.44:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cba2bd?

Black. It scores 9.44:1 against #cba2bd, versus 2.22:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cba2bd?

#A2CBB0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A9CBA2 and #A2CBC5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cba2bd?

For interface work: #FAF5F8 as the surface, #E2CBDA for borders, #93527D for secondary text, #45874B as an accent and #522E45 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C5A2CB and #CBA2A9 stays calm, while #A2CBB0 is the loudest partner.

What is #cba2bd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 20%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cba2bd warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 41 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CBA2AE; nudged cooler, #CBA1CD.

Work with #cba2bd in the Color Lab