What color is #CBB8AA?

#CBB8AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB8AA?

The RGB value is 203, 184, 170: 203 red, 184 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB8AA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBB8AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB8AA color

#CBB8AA rgb(203, 184, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBB8AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.2% green and 66.7% blue (203, 184, 170).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#CBB8AA color codes

HEX	`#CBB8AA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 184, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76, 4.45, 9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76, 10.55, 65.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.025, 49.881, 45.068)`
Decimal	`13351082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB8AA, 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 #CBB8AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB8AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #CBB8AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb8aa; }
.text { color: #cbb8aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb8aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 184 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb8aa, #cbc9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBB8AA?: #CBB8AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB8AA?: The RGB value is 203, 184, 170: 203 red, 184 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB8AA?: The complementary color is #AABDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB8AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.