What color is #CBBBBF?

#CBBBBF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBBBF?

The RGB value is 203, 187, 191: 203 red, 187 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBBBF?

The complementary color is #BBCBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBBBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBBBF color

#CBBBBF rgb(203, 187, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBBBBF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.3% green and 74.9% blue (203, 187, 191).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#CBBBBF color codes

HEX	`#CBBBBF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 187, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.28, 6.35, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.28, 6.35, 0.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.802, 51.999, 56.588)`
Decimal	`13351871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBBBF, 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 #CBBBBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBBBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #CBBBBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbbbf; }
.text { color: #cbbbbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbbbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 187 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbbbf, #cbbfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBBBBF?: #CBBBBF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBBBF?: The RGB value is 203, 187, 191: 203 red, 187 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBBBF?: The complementary color is #BBCBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBBBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.