What color is #CB8F7B?

#CB8F7B is a light, desaturated orange known as Ginger Scent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ginger Scent?

The RGB value is 203, 143, 123: 203 red, 143 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ginger Scent?

The complementary color is #7BB7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CB8F7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ginger Scent color: hex code #CB8F7B

#CB8F7B rgb(203, 143, 123)

Shades of brown

Ginger Scent has the hex code #CB8F7B. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 56.1% green and 48.2% blue (203, 143, 123).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 39% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

Ginger Scent (#CB8F7B) color codes

HEX	`#CB8F7B`
RGB	`rgb(203, 143, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 56.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 39%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.78, 20.23, 19.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.78, 28.26, 44.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.028, 33.774, 23.251)`
Decimal	`13340539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ginger Scent, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CB8F7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CB8F7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CB8F7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cb8f7b; }
.text { color: #cb8f7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cb8f7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 143 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cb8f7b, #cbb77b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

See #CB8F7B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CB8F7B?: #CB8F7B is a light, desaturated orange known as Ginger Scent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ginger Scent?: The RGB value is 203, 143, 123: 203 red, 143 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ginger Scent?: The complementary color is #7BB7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CB8F7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.