What color is #CEBBB3?

#CEBBB3 is a light, grayish orange known as Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mothy?

The RGB value is 206, 187, 179: 206 red, 187 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mothy?

The complementary color is #B3C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBBB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mothy color: hex code #CEBBB3

#CEBBB3 rgb(206, 187, 179)

Shades of gray

Mothy has the hex code #CEBBB3. It is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 73.3% green and 70.2% blue (206, 187, 179).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

Mothy (#CEBBB3) color codes

HEX	`#CEBBB3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 187, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 73.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.23, 5.39, 6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.23, 8.44, 50.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.36, 51.918, 49.955)`
Decimal	`13548467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mothy, 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 #CEBBB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBBB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #CEBBB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebbb3; }
.text { color: #cebbb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebbb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 187 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebbb3, #cec9b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CEBBB3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CEBBB3?: #CEBBB3 is a light, grayish orange known as Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mothy?: The RGB value is 206, 187, 179: 206 red, 187 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mothy?: The complementary color is #B3C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBBB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.