What color is #CBBCBE?

#CBBCBE 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 #CBBCBE?

The RGB value is 203, 188, 190: 203 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBCBE?

The complementary color is #BCCBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBCBE color

#CBBCBE rgb(203, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (203, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#CBBCBE color codes

HEX	`#CBBCBE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.51, 5.64, 0.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.51, 5.71, 9.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.905, 52.381, 56.081)`
Decimal	`13352126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBCBE, 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 #CBBCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #CBBCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbcbe; }
.text { color: #cbbcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbcbe, #cbc2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBBCBE?: #CBBCBE 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 #CBBCBE?: The RGB value is 203, 188, 190: 203 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBCBE?: The complementary color is #BCCBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.