What color is #CBBABE?

#CBBABE 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 #CBBABE?

The RGB value is 203, 186, 190: 203 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBABE?

The complementary color is #BACBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBABE color

#CBBABE rgb(203, 186, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.9% green and 74.5% blue (203, 186, 190).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 14% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cold Turkey (#CAB5B2), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#CBBABE color codes

HEX	`#CBBABE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 186, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 14%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77, 6.71, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77, 6.71, 1.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.481, 51.533, 55.94)`
Decimal	`13351614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBABE, 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 #CBBABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #CBBABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbabe; }
.text { color: #cbbabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 186 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbabe, #cbbeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBBABE?: #CBBABE 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 #CBBABE?: The RGB value is 203, 186, 190: 203 red, 186 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBABE?: The complementary color is #BACBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.