What color is #CBBCBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #CBBCBD?

The RGB value is 203, 188, 189: 203 red, 188 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBCBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBCBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBCBD color

#CBBCBD rgb(203, 188, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.7% green and 74.1% blue (203, 188, 189).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#CBBCBD color codes

HEX	`#CBBCBD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 188, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.48, 5.46, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.48, 5.64, 14.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.796, 52.338, 55.508)`
Decimal	`13352125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBCBD, 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 #CBBCBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBCBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #CBBCBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbcbd; }
.text { color: #cbbcbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbcbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 188 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbcbd, #cbc3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBBCBD?: #CBBCBD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBCBD?: The RGB value is 203, 188, 189: 203 red, 188 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBCBD?: The complementary color is #BCCBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBCBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.