What color is #CBBEC2?

#CBBEC2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBEC2?

The RGB value is 203, 190, 194: 203 red, 190 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBEC2?

The complementary color is #BECBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBEC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBEC2 color

#CBBEC2 rgb(203, 190, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBBEC2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.5% green and 76.1% blue (203, 190, 194).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#CBBEC2 color codes

HEX	`#CBBEC2`
RGB	`rgb(203, 190, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.5%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.12, 5.27, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.12, 5.28, 356.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.778, 53.419, 58.559)`
Decimal	`13352642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBEC2, 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 #CBBEC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBEC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #CBBEC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbec2; }
.text { color: #cbbec2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbec2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 190 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbec2, #cbc1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CBBEC2?: #CBBEC2 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBEC2?: The RGB value is 203, 190, 194: 203 red, 190 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBEC2?: The complementary color is #BECBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBEC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.