What color is #CBBCC5?

#CBBCC5 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 #CBBCC5?

The RGB value is 203, 188, 197: 203 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBCC5?

The complementary color is #BCCBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBCC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBCC5 color

#CBBCC5 rgb(203, 188, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBBCC5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.7% green and 77.3% blue (203, 188, 197).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#CBBCC5 color codes

HEX	`#CBBCC5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 188, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, 6.88, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 7.36, 339.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.689, 52.695, 60.208)`
Decimal	`13352133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBCC5, 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 #CBBCC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBCC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #CBBCC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbcc5; }
.text { color: #cbbcc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbcc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 188 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbcc5, #cbbcbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBBCC5?: #CBBCC5 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 #CBBCC5?: The RGB value is 203, 188, 197: 203 red, 188 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBCC5?: The complementary color is #BCCBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBCC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.