What color is #CBBDC6?

#CBBDC6 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 #CBBDC6?

The RGB value is 203, 189, 198: 203 red, 189 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBDC6?

The complementary color is #BDCBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBDC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBDC6 color

#CBBDC6 rgb(203, 189, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBBDC6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.1% green and 77.6% blue (203, 189, 198).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#CBBDC6 color codes

HEX	`#CBBDC6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 189, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, 6.53, -2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 7.08, 337.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.018, 53.169, 60.885)`
Decimal	`13352390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBDC6, 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 #CBBDC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBDC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #CBBDC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbdc6; }
.text { color: #cbbdc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbdc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 189 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbdc6, #cbbdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CBBDC6?: #CBBDC6 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 #CBBDC6?: The RGB value is 203, 189, 198: 203 red, 189 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBDC6?: The complementary color is #BDCBC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBDC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.