What color is #CAB2B7?

#CAB2B7 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 #CAB2B7?

The RGB value is 202, 178, 183: 202 red, 178 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB2B7?

The complementary color is #B2CAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB2B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB2B7 color

#CAB2B7 rgb(202, 178, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB2B7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 69.8% green and 71.8% blue (202, 178, 183).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#CAB2B7 color codes

HEX	`#CAB2B7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 178, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 69.8%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.71, 9.45, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.71, 9.47, 3.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.824, 47.817, 51.448)`
Decimal	`13284023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB2B7, 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 #CAB2B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB2B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #CAB2B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab2b7; }
.text { color: #cab2b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab2b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 178 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab2b7, #cab9b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CAB2B7?: #CAB2B7 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 #CAB2B7?: The RGB value is 202, 178, 183: 202 red, 178 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB2B7?: The complementary color is #B2CAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB2B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.