What color is #CAB5BC?

#CAB5BC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB5BC?

The RGB value is 202, 181, 188: 202 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB5BC?

The complementary color is #B5CAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB5BC color

#CAB5BC rgb(202, 181, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB5BC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 71% green and 73.7% blue (202, 181, 188).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#CAB5BC color codes

HEX	`#CAB5BC`
RGB	`rgb(202, 181, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 71%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.6, 8.69, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.6, 8.73, 354.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.957, 49.236, 54.439)`
Decimal	`13284796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB5BC, 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 #CAB5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #CAB5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab5bc; }
.text { color: #cab5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 181 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab5bc, #cab9b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CAB5BC?: #CAB5BC is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB5BC?: The RGB value is 202, 181, 188: 202 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB5BC?: The complementary color is #B5CAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.