#CBB8C8

Accessibility

AAA

11.23:1

Vs white / black

1.87:1 · 11.23:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#cbb8c8

RGB

rgb(203, 184, 200)

RGBA

rgba(203, 184, 200, 1)

HSL

hsl(309, 15%, 76%)

HSLA

hsla(309, 15%, 76%, 1)

HSV

hsv(309, 9%, 80%)

LAB

lab(76.77% 9.58 -5.61)

LCH

lch(76.77% 11.1 329.65)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8034 0.0268 -0.0148)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8034 0.0306 331.09)

XYZ

xyz(52.19, 51.15, 61.76)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 20%)

CSS

color: #cbb8c8;

CSS variable

--color-cbb8c8: #cbb8c8;

SCSS

$color-cbb8c8: #cbb8c8;

JavaScript

const color = "#cbb8c8";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#cbb8c8";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#cbb8c8" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#cbb8c8", "rgb": { "r": 203, "g": 184, "b": 200 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8034 0.0306 331.09)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#cbb8c8-1: #cbb8c8;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

pink-200

Very different · ΔE 10.23 · #FBCFE8

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.26 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-100

Very different · ΔE 7.94 · #D1C4E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 17.85 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fef1fb 100f0e3ee 200decfdb 300c9b8c6 400ad9baa 50092808f 6007a6b77 700625560 8004a4049 900352b34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbf9fa f6f3f6 f2edf1 eee7ed e9e1e8 e5dce4 e1d6df dcd0da d8cad6 d4c4d1 cfbecd cbb8c8 baa9b7 a999a7 988a96 877b85 766b75 665c64 554d53 443d43 332e32 221f21 110f11

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbf9fa f6f3f6 f2edf1 eee7ed e9e1e8 e5dce4 e1d6df dcd0da d8cad6 d4c4d1 cfbecd

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

baa9b7 a999a7 988a96 877b85 766b75 665c64 554d53 443d43 332e32 221f21 110f11

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c5b3c2 bfafbc b8aab6 b2a5b0 aca1aa a69ca4 9f979e 999398 938e92 8d898c 868586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CBB8C8Stop 1 #B9CBBBStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C5B9CBStop 1 #CBB8C8Stop 2 #CBB9BFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CBB8C8Stop 1 #C8CBB9Stop 2 #B9C8CBStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CBB8C8Stop 1 #BFCBB9Stop 2 #B9CBC5Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3B2B38Stop 1 #674C63Stop 2 #936C8DStop 3 #B398AFStop 4 #D4C4D1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #cbb8c8 works

#CBB8C8 (#cbb8c8) sits in the pink family at about 309° hue, 15% saturation, and 76% lightness. Contrast is 1.87:1 on white and 11.23:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: pink-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cbb8c8 as small body text on white — 1.87:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Compassion, playfulness, and romance. Popular in beauty, lifestyle, and youth-focused products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Pink range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Thistle#D8BFD8 Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Material Purple 100#E1BEE7 Tailwind pink 200#FBCFE8 Material Purple 50#F3E5F5 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Tailwind purple 200#E9D5FF Material Pink 50#FCE4EC Tailwind pink 100#FCE7F3 Material Pink 100#F8BBD0