What color is #CBACAC?

#CBACAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBACAC?

The RGB value is 203, 172, 172: 203 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBACAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBACAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBACAC color

#CBACAC rgb(203, 172, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 67.5% green and 67.5% blue (203, 172, 172).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#CBACAC color codes

HEX	`#CBACAC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 172, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 67.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, 11.23, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 11.99, 20.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.827, 45.181, 45.276)`
Decimal	`13348012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBACAC, 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 #CBACAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBACAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #CBACAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbacac; }
.text { color: #cbacac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbacac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 172 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbacac, #cbbcac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBACAC?: #CBACAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBACAC?: The RGB value is 203, 172, 172: 203 red, 172 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBACAC?: The complementary color is #ACCBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBACAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.