What color is #CBBAA8?

#CBBAA8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBAA8?

The RGB value is 203, 186, 168: 203 red, 186 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBAA8?

The complementary color is #A8B9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBAA8 color

#CBBAA8 rgb(203, 186, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBBAA8 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.9% green and 65.9% blue (203, 186, 168).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Dinosaur Egg (#CABAA9), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#CBBAA8 color codes

HEX	`#CBBAA8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 186, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, 3.07, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 11.72, 74.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.255, 50.643, 44.218)`
Decimal	`13351592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBAA8, 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 #CBBAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #CBBAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbaa8; }
.text { color: #cbbaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 186 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbaa8, #cbcba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CBBAA8?: #CBBAA8 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dinosaur Egg. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBAA8?: The RGB value is 203, 186, 168: 203 red, 186 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBAA8?: The complementary color is #A8B9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.