What color is #CBB5B9?

#CBB5B9 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 #CBB5B9?

The RGB value is 203, 181, 185: 203 red, 181 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB5B9?

The complementary color is #B5CBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB5B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB5B9 color

#CBB5B9 rgb(203, 181, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBB5B9 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 71% green and 72.5% blue (203, 181, 185).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#CBB5B9 color codes

HEX	`#CBB5B9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 181, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 71%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.61, 8.53, 0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.61, 8.57, 5.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.909, 49.248, 52.766)`
Decimal	`13350329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB5B9, 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 #CBB5B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB5B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #CBB5B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb5b9; }
.text { color: #cbb5b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb5b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 181 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb5b9, #cbbcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBB5B9?: #CBB5B9 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 #CBB5B9?: The RGB value is 203, 181, 185: 203 red, 181 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB5B9?: The complementary color is #B5CBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB5B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.