What color is #CABBAB?

#CABBAB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABBAB?

The RGB value is 202, 187, 171: 202 red, 187 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABBAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CABBAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABBAB color

#CABBAB rgb(202, 187, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 73.3% green and 67.1% blue (202, 187, 171).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Dinosaur Egg (#CABAA9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#CABBAB color codes

HEX	`#CABBAB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 187, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 73.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.7, 2.64, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.7, 10.36, 75.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.478, 51.038, 45.765)`
Decimal	`13286315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABBAB, 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 #CABBAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABBAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #CABBAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabbab; }
.text { color: #cabbab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabbab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 187 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabbab, #c9caab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CABBAB?: #CABBAB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABBAB?: The RGB value is 202, 187, 171: 202 red, 187 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABBAB?: The complementary color is #ABBACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABBAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.