What color is #CABDB7?

#CABDB7 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 #CABDB7?

The RGB value is 202, 189, 183: 202 red, 189 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABDB7?

The complementary color is #B7C4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABDB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABDB7 color

#CABDB7 rgb(202, 189, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CABDB7 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.1% green and 71.8% blue (202, 189, 183).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 15% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#CABDB7 color codes

HEX	`#CABDB7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 189, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.1%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 15%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.5, 3.54, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.5, 5.86, 52.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.101, 52.371, 52.207)`
Decimal	`13286839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABDB7, 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 #CABDB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABDB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #CABDB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabdb7; }
.text { color: #cabdb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabdb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 189 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabdb7, #cac7b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CABDB7?: #CABDB7 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 #CABDB7?: The RGB value is 202, 189, 183: 202 red, 189 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABDB7?: The complementary color is #B7C4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABDB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.