What color is #CBAFAE?

#CBAFAE 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 #CBAFAE?

The RGB value is 203, 175, 174: 203 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBAFAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBAFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBAFAE color

#CBAFAE rgb(203, 175, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 68.6% green and 68.2% blue (203, 175, 174).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#CBAFAE color codes

HEX	`#CBAFAE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 175, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 68.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, 9.93, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 10.8, 23.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.598, 46.414, 46.488)`
Decimal	`13348782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBAFAE, 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 #CBAFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBAFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #CBAFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbafae; }
.text { color: #cbafae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbafae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 175 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbafae, #cbbeae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBAFAE?: #CBAFAE 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 #CBAFAE?: The RGB value is 203, 175, 174: 203 red, 175 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBAFAE?: The complementary color is #AECACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBAFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.