What color is #CBB4AD?

#CBB4AD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB4AD?

The RGB value is 203, 180, 173: 203 red, 180 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB4AD?

The complementary color is #ADC4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB4AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB4AD color

#CBB4AD rgb(203, 180, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBB4AD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 70.6% green and 67.8% blue (203, 180, 173).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#CBB4AD color codes

HEX	`#CBB4AD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 180, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 70.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.05, 7.07, 6.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.05, 9.66, 42.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.492, 48.357, 46.306)`
Decimal	`13350061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB4AD, 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 #CBB4AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB4AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #CBB4AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb4ad; }
.text { color: #cbb4ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb4ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 180 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb4ad, #cbc3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBB4AD?: #CBB4AD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Cold Turkey. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB4AD?: The RGB value is 203, 180, 173: 203 red, 180 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB4AD?: The complementary color is #ADC4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB4AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.