What color is #CABCAF?

#CABCAF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABCAF?

The RGB value is 202, 188, 175: 202 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABCAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CABCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABCAF color

#CABCAF rgb(202, 188, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 73.7% green and 68.6% blue (202, 188, 175).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#CABCAF color codes

HEX	`#CABCAF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 188, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 73.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.05, 2.75, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.05, 8.79, 71.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.078, 51.619, 47.875)`
Decimal	`13286575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABCAF, 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 #CABCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #CABCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabcaf; }
.text { color: #cabcaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabcaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 188 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabcaf, #cacaaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CABCAF?: #CABCAF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABCAF?: The RGB value is 202, 188, 175: 202 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABCAF?: The complementary color is #AFBDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.