What color is #CBB9B5?

#CBB9B5 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 #CBB9B5?

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

What is the complementary color of #CBB9B5?

The complementary color is #B5C7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB9B5 color

#CBB9B5 rgb(203, 185, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBB9B5 is a light, grayish red.

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

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

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#CBB9B5 color codes

HEX	`#CBB9B5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 185, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.52, 5.7, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.52, 7.17, 37.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.317, 50.732, 50.849)`
Decimal	`13351349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB9B5, 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 #CBB9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #CBB9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb9b5; }
.text { color: #cbb9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 185 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb9b5, #cbc4b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBB9B5?: #CBB9B5 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 #CBB9B5?: The RGB value is 203, 185, 181: 203 red, 185 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB9B5?: The complementary color is #B5C7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.