What color is #CABEB6?

#CABEB6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABEB6?

The RGB value is 202, 190, 182: 202 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABEB6?

The complementary color is #B6C2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABEB6 color

#CABEB6 rgb(202, 190, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CABEB6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.5% green and 71.4% blue (202, 190, 182).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 16% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Kitty Kitty (#C7BDB3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.55:1).

#CABEB6 color codes

HEX	`#CABEB6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 190, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 16%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.73, 2.84, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.73, 6.23, 62.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.213, 52.762, 51.733)`
Decimal	`13287094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABEB6, 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 #CABEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.55:1	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 #CABEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabeb6; }
.text { color: #cabeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 190 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabeb6, #cac8b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CABEB6?: #CABEB6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABEB6?: The RGB value is 202, 190, 182: 202 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABEB6?: The complementary color is #B6C2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.55:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.