What color is #CABEBB?

#CABEBB 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 #CABEBB?

The RGB value is 202, 190, 187: 202 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABEBB?

The complementary color is #BBC7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABEBB color

#CABEBB rgb(202, 190, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (202, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 12°, 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#CABEBB color codes

HEX	`#CABEBB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.86, 3.69, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.86, 4.77, 39.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.739, 52.972, 54.503)`
Decimal	`13287099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABEBB, 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 #CABEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #CABEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabebb; }
.text { color: #cabebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabebb, #cac6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CABEBB?: #CABEBB 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 #CABEBB?: The RGB value is 202, 190, 187: 202 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABEBB?: The complementary color is #BBC7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.