What color is #CABABB?

#CABABB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABABB?

The RGB value is 202, 186, 187: 202 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABABB?

The complementary color is #BACAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABABB color

#CABABB rgb(202, 186, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 72.9% green and 73.3% blue (202, 186, 187).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#CABABB color codes

HEX	`#CABABB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 186, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 72.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.84, 5.83, 1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.84, 6.03, 14.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.885, 51.263, 54.218)`
Decimal	`13286075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABABB, 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 #CABABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #CABABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cababb; }
.text { color: #cababb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cababb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 186 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cababb, #cac1ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CABABB?: #CABABB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABABB?: The RGB value is 202, 186, 187: 202 red, 186 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABABB?: The complementary color is #BACAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.