What color is #CBAB9E?

#CBAB9E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBAB9E?

The RGB value is 203, 171, 158: 203 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBAB9E?

The complementary color is #9EBECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBAB9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBAB9E color

#CBAB9E rgb(203, 171, 158)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CBAB9E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 67.1% green and 62% blue (203, 171, 158).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sable Cloaked (#C4A7A1), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#CBAB9E color codes

HEX	`#CBAB9E`
RGB	`rgb(203, 171, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 67.1%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, 9.61, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 14.63, 48.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.363, 44.293, 38.501)`
Decimal	`13347742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBAB9E, 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 #CBAB9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBAB9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #CBAB9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbab9e; }
.text { color: #cbab9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbab9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 171 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbab9e, #cbc19e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #CBAB9E?: #CBAB9E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sable Cloaked. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBAB9E?: The RGB value is 203, 171, 158: 203 red, 171 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBAB9E?: The complementary color is #9EBECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBAB9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.