What color is #CABFB3?

#CABFB3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABFB3?

The RGB value is 202, 191, 179: 202 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABFB3?

The complementary color is #B3BECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CABFB3?

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.

#CABFB3 color

#CABFB3 rgb(202, 191, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CABFB3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 74.9% green and 70.2% blue (202, 191, 179).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CABFB3 color codes

HEX	`#CABFB3`
RGB	`rgb(202, 191, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 74.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.92, 1.81, 7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.92, 7.65, 76.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.124, 53.074, 50.19)`
Decimal	`13287347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABFB3, 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 #CABFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABFB3 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 #CABFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabfb3; }
.text { color: #cabfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 191 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabfb3, #c9cab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #CABFB3?: #CABFB3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABFB3?: The RGB value is 202, 191, 179: 202 red, 191 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABFB3?: The complementary color is #B3BECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABFB3?: 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.