What color is #CAB9B1?

#CAB9B1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB9B1?

The RGB value is 202, 185, 177: 202 red, 185 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB9B1?

The complementary color is #B1C2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB9B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB9B1 color

#CAB9B1 rgb(202, 185, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB9B1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 72.5% green and 69.4% blue (202, 185, 177).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#CAB9B1 color codes

HEX	`#CAB9B1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 185, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 72.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, 4.68, 6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 7.8, 53.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.641, 50.43, 48.705)`
Decimal	`13285809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB9B1, 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 #CAB9B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB9B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #CAB9B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab9b1; }
.text { color: #cab9b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab9b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 185 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab9b1, #cac5b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAB9B1?: #CAB9B1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB9B1?: The RGB value is 202, 185, 177: 202 red, 185 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB9B1?: The complementary color is #B1C2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB9B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.