What color is #CAB9BD?

#CAB9BD 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 #CAB9BD?

The RGB value is 202, 185, 189: 202 red, 185 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB9BD?

The complementary color is #B9CAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB9BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB9BD color

#CAB9BD rgb(202, 185, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB9BD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 72.5% green and 74.1% blue (202, 185, 189).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#CAB9BD color codes

HEX	`#CAB9BD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 185, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 72.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.64, 6.72, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.64, 6.72, 1.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.89, 50.929, 55.284)`
Decimal	`13285821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB9BD, 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 #CAB9BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB9BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #CAB9BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab9bd; }
.text { color: #cab9bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab9bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 185 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab9bd, #cabdb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CAB9BD?: #CAB9BD 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 #CAB9BD?: The RGB value is 202, 185, 189: 202 red, 185 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB9BD?: The complementary color is #B9CAC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB9BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.