What color is #CABEC3?

#CABEC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABEC3?

The RGB value is 202, 190, 195: 202 red, 190 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABEC3?

The complementary color is #BECAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABEC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABEC3 color

#CABEC3 rgb(202, 190, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CABEC3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.5% green and 76.5% blue (202, 190, 195).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 10% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 3% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#CABEC3 color codes

HEX	`#CABEC3`
RGB	`rgb(202, 190, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 10%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 6%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 3%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.07, 5.1, -1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.07, 5.2, 348.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.62, 53.324, 59.14)`
Decimal	`13287107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABEC3, 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 #CABEC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABEC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #CABEC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabec3; }
.text { color: #cabec3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabec3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 190 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabec3, #cabfbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CABEC3?: #CABEC3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABEC3?: The RGB value is 202, 190, 195: 202 red, 190 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABEC3?: The complementary color is #BECAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABEC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.