What color is #CBBDB3?

#CBBDB3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBDB3?

The RGB value is 203, 189, 179: 203 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBDB3?

The complementary color is #B3C1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBDB3?

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.

#CBBDB3 color

#CBBDB3 rgb(203, 189, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBBDB3 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.1% green and 70.2% blue (203, 189, 179).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CBBDB3 color codes

HEX	`#CBBDB3`
RGB	`rgb(203, 189, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.49, 3.23, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.49, 7.55, 64.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.962, 52.347, 50.058)`
Decimal	`13352371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBDB3, 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 #CBBDB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBDB3 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 #CBBDB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbdb3; }
.text { color: #cbbdb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbdb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 189 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbdb3, #cbc9b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBBDB3?: #CBBDB3 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBDB3?: The RGB value is 203, 189, 179: 203 red, 189 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBDB3?: The complementary color is #B3C1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBDB3?: 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.