Close to Pastel Purple
#CBAABE
#CBAABE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 66.7% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 324°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CBAABE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.09:1 FailBlack text on this color
10.03:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.09:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.03:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CBAABE as they’d see it.
#CBAABE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CBAABE
What color is #CBAABE?
#CBAABE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 66.7% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 324°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CBAABE in RGB?
#CBAABE is rgb(203, 170, 190): 203 red, 170 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CBAABE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 16, 6, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CBAABE?
PANTONE 256 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CBAABE?
Its complement #9ABBA7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.