What color is #CABDBE?

#CABDBE 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 #CABDBE?

The RGB value is 202, 189, 190: 202 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABDBE?

The complementary color is #BDCAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABDBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABDBE color

#CABDBE rgb(202, 189, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.1% green and 74.5% blue (202, 189, 190).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.53:1).

#CABDBE color codes

HEX	`#CABDBE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 189, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.68, 4.75, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.68, 4.88, 13.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.848, 52.67, 56.14)`
Decimal	`13286846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABDBE, 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 #CABDBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABDBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.53:1	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 #CABDBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabdbe; }
.text { color: #cabdbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabdbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 189 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabdbe, #cac3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CABDBE?: #CABDBE 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 #CABDBE?: The RGB value is 202, 189, 190: 202 red, 189 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABDBE?: The complementary color is #BDCAC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABDBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.