What color is #CAB0B3?

#CAB0B3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB0B3?

The RGB value is 202, 176, 179: 202 red, 176 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB0B3?

The complementary color is #B0CAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB0B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB0B3 color

#CAB0B3 rgb(202, 176, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB0B3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 69% green and 70.2% blue (202, 176, 179).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#CAB0B3 color codes

HEX	`#CAB0B3`
RGB	`rgb(202, 176, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 69%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.1, 9.85, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.1, 10.04, 11.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.019, 46.863, 49.155)`
Decimal	`13283507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB0B3, 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 #CAB0B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB0B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #CAB0B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab0b3; }
.text { color: #cab0b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab0b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 176 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab0b3, #cabab0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CAB0B3?: #CAB0B3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB0B3?: The RGB value is 202, 176, 179: 202 red, 176 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB0B3?: The complementary color is #B0CAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB0B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.37:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.