What color is #CACBC7?

#CACBC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Brume. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACBC7?

The RGB value is 202, 203, 199: 202 red, 203 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACBC7?

The complementary color is #C8C7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACBC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACBC7 color

#CACBC7 rgb(202, 203, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACBC7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 79.6% green and 78% blue (202, 203, 199).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 4% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Brume (#C6C6C2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#CACBC7 color codes

HEX	`#CACBC7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 203, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 79.6%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 4%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 2%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.51, -1.07, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.51, 2.15, 119.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.02, 59.392, 62.534)`
Decimal	`13290439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACBC7, 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 #CACBC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACBC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #CACBC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacbc7; }
.text { color: #cacbc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacbc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 203 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacbc7, #c8cbc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACBC7?: #CACBC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Brume. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACBC7?: The RGB value is 202, 203, 199: 202 red, 203 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACBC7?: The complementary color is #C8C7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACBC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.