What color is #CBAEAB?

#CBAEAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBAEAB?

The RGB value is 203, 174, 171: 203 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBAEAB?

The complementary color is #ABC8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBAEAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBAEAB color

#CBAEAB rgb(203, 174, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 68.2% green and 67.1% blue (203, 174, 171).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#CBAEAB color codes

HEX	`#CBAEAB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 174, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 68.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.49, 9.99, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.49, 11.37, 28.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.115, 45.91, 44.9)`
Decimal	`13348523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBAEAB, 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 #CBAEAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBAEAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #CBAEAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbaeab; }
.text { color: #cbaeab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbaeab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 174 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbaeab, #cbbeab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBAEAB?: #CBAEAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBAEAB?: The RGB value is 203, 174, 171: 203 red, 174 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBAEAB?: The complementary color is #ABC8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBAEAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.