What color is #CBCAB6?

#CBCAB6 is a light, grayish yellow known as Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tropical Fog?

The RGB value is 203, 202, 182: 203 red, 202 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tropical Fog?

The complementary color is #B6B7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tropical Fog color: hex code #CBCAB6

#CBCAB6 rgb(203, 202, 182)

Shades of gray

Tropical Fog has the hex code #CBCAB6. It is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.2% green and 71.4% blue (203, 202, 182).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6) color codes

HEX	`#CBCAB6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 202, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 79.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, -3.13, 10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 10.59, 107.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.192, 58.315, 52.648)`
Decimal	`13355702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tropical Fog, 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 #CBCAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #CBCAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcab6; }
.text { color: #cbcab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 202 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcab6, #c2cbb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #CBCAB6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CBCAB6?: #CBCAB6 is a light, grayish yellow known as Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tropical Fog?: The RGB value is 203, 202, 182: 203 red, 202 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tropical Fog?: The complementary color is #B6B7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.