What color is #CBBBAF?

#CBBBAF 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 #CBBBAF?

The RGB value is 203, 187, 175: 203 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBBAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBBAF color

#CBBBAF rgb(203, 187, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.3% green and 68.6% blue (203, 187, 175).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#CBBBAF color codes

HEX	`#CBBBAF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 187, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.88, 3.65, 8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.88, 8.9, 65.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.136, 51.333, 47.816)`
Decimal	`13351855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBBAF, 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 #CBBBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #CBBBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbbaf; }
.text { color: #cbbbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 187 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbbaf, #cbc9af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBBBAF?: #CBBBAF 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 #CBBBAF?: The RGB value is 203, 187, 175: 203 red, 187 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBBAF?: The complementary color is #AFBFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.