What color is #CABDBA?

#CABDBA 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 #CABDBA?

The RGB value is 202, 189, 186: 202 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABDBA?

The complementary color is #BAC7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABDBA color

#CABDBA rgb(202, 189, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.1% green and 72.9% blue (202, 189, 186).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#CABDBA color codes

HEX	`#CABDBA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 189, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.58, 4.05, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.58, 5.14, 37.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.417, 52.498, 53.869)`
Decimal	`13286842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABDBA, 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 #CABDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #CABDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabdba; }
.text { color: #cabdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 189 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabdba, #cac5ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CABDBA?: #CABDBA 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 #CABDBA?: The RGB value is 202, 189, 186: 202 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABDBA?: The complementary color is #BAC7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.