What color is #CBBBAE?

#CBBBAE 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 #CBBBAE?

The RGB value is 203, 187, 174: 203 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBBAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBBAE color

#CBBBAE rgb(203, 187, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (203, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#CBBBAE color codes

HEX	`#CBBBAE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.86, 3.49, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.86, 9.3, 67.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.038, 51.294, 47.301)`
Decimal	`13351854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBBAE, 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 #CBBBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	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 #CBBBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbbae; }
.text { color: #cbbbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbbae, #cbc9ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBBBAE?: #CBBBAE 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 #CBBBAE?: The RGB value is 203, 187, 174: 203 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBBAE?: The complementary color is #AEBECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.