What color is #CBBAAD?

#CBBAAD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBAAD?

The RGB value is 203, 186, 173: 203 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBAAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBAAD color

#CBBAAD rgb(203, 186, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.9% green and 67.8% blue (203, 186, 173).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#CBBAAD color codes

HEX	`#CBBAAD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 186, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, 3.86, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 9.58, 66.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.73, 50.832, 46.719)`
Decimal	`13351597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBAAD, 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 #CBBAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #CBBAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbaad; }
.text { color: #cbbaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 186 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbaad, #cbc9ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBBAAD?: #CBBAAD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBAAD?: The RGB value is 203, 186, 173: 203 red, 186 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBAAD?: The complementary color is #ADBECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.