What color is #CBB3A6?

#CBB3A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB3A6?

The RGB value is 203, 179, 166: 203 red, 179 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB3A6?

The complementary color is #A6BECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB3A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB3A6 color

#CBB3A6 rgb(203, 179, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBB3A6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 70.2% green and 65.1% blue (203, 179, 166).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#CBB3A6 color codes

HEX	`#CBB3A6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 179, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 70.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, 6.51, 9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 11.76, 56.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.632, 47.691, 42.765)`
Decimal	`13349798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB3A6, 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 #CBB3A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB3A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #CBB3A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb3a6; }
.text { color: #cbb3a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb3a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 179 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb3a6, #cbc5a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CBB3A6?: #CBB3A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB3A6?: The RGB value is 203, 179, 166: 203 red, 179 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB3A6?: The complementary color is #A6BECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB3A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.