What color is #CBBDBB?

#CBBDBB 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 #CBBDBB?

The RGB value is 203, 189, 187: 203 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBDBB?

The complementary color is #BBC9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBDBB?

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.

#CBBDBB color

#CBBDBB rgb(203, 189, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.1% green and 73.3% blue (203, 189, 187).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CBBDBB color codes

HEX	`#CBBDBB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 189, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, 4.58, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 5.36, 31.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.795, 52.68, 54.444)`
Decimal	`13352379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

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

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbdbb; }
.text { color: #cbbdbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbdbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 189 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbdbb, #cbc5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CBBDBB?: #CBBDBB 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 #CBBDBB?: The RGB value is 203, 189, 187: 203 red, 189 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBDBB?: The complementary color is #BBC9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBDBB?: 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.