What color is #CABDBC?

#CABDBC 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 #CABDBC?

The RGB value is 202, 189, 188: 202 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABDBC?

The complementary color is #BCC9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABDBC color

#CABDBC rgb(202, 189, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.1% green and 73.7% blue (202, 189, 188).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#CABDBC color codes

HEX	`#CABDBC`
RGB	`rgb(202, 189, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.63, 4.4, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.63, 4.9, 26.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.631, 52.583, 54.997)`
Decimal	`13286844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABDBC, 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 #CABDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	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 #CABDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabdbc; }
.text { color: #cabdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 189 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabdbc, #cac4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CABDBC?: #CABDBC 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 #CABDBC?: The RGB value is 202, 189, 188: 202 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABDBC?: The complementary color is #BCC9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.