What color is #CABEBD?

#CABEBD 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 #CABEBD?

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

What is the complementary color of #CABEBD?

The complementary color is #BDC9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABEBD color

#CABEBD rgb(202, 190, 189)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 5°, 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#CABEBD color codes

HEX	`#CABEBD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 190, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.91, 4.04, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.91, 4.51, 26.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.955, 53.058, 55.639)`
Decimal	`13287101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABEBD, 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 #CABEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #CABEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabebd; }
.text { color: #cabebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 190 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabebd, #cac4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CABEBD?: #CABEBD 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 #CABEBD?: The RGB value is 202, 190, 189: 202 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABEBD?: The complementary color is #BDC9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.