What color is #CBBEBF?

#CBBEBF 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 #CBBEBF?

The RGB value is 203, 190, 191: 203 red, 190 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBEBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBEBF color

#CBBEBF rgb(203, 190, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.5% green and 74.9% blue (203, 190, 191).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#CBBEBF color codes

HEX	`#CBBEBF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 190, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.04, 4.74, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.04, 4.88, 13.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.445, 53.286, 56.802)`
Decimal	`13352639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBEBF, 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 #CBBEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #CBBEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbebf; }
.text { color: #cbbebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 190 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbebf, #cbc4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CBBEBF?: #CBBEBF 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 #CBBEBF?: The RGB value is 203, 190, 191: 203 red, 190 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBEBF?: The complementary color is #BECBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.