What color is #CAB7BE?

#CAB7BE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB7BE?

The RGB value is 202, 183, 190: 202 red, 183 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB7BE?

The complementary color is #B7CAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB7BE color

#CAB7BE rgb(202, 183, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB7BE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 71.8% green and 74.5% blue (202, 183, 190).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#CAB7BE color codes

HEX	`#CAB7BE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 183, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 71.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.16, 7.97, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.16, 8.04, 352.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.584, 50.142, 55.719)`
Decimal	`13285310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB7BE, 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 #CAB7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #CAB7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab7be; }
.text { color: #cab7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 183 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab7be, #cabab7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CAB7BE?: #CAB7BE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB7BE?: The RGB value is 202, 183, 190: 202 red, 183 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB7BE?: The complementary color is #B7CAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.