What color is #CBBBC4?

#CBBBC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBBC4?

The RGB value is 203, 187, 196: 203 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBBC4?

The complementary color is #BBCBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBBC4 color

#CBBBC4 rgb(203, 187, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBBBC4 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.3% green and 76.9% blue (203, 187, 196).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#CBBBC4 color codes

HEX	`#CBBBC4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 187, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.41, 7.24, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.41, 7.65, 341.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.361, 52.223, 59.536)`
Decimal	`13351876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBBC4, 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 #CBBBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #CBBBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbbc4; }
.text { color: #cbbbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 187 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbbc4, #cbbbbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBBBC4?: #CBBBC4 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBBC4?: The RGB value is 203, 187, 196: 203 red, 187 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBBC4?: The complementary color is #BBCBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.