What color is #CBC1AB?

#CBC1AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC1AB?

The RGB value is 203, 193, 171: 203 red, 193 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC1AB?

The complementary color is #ABB5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC1AB color

#CBC1AB rgb(203, 193, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC1AB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 75.7% green and 67.1% blue (203, 193, 171).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio Shell (#CFC5AF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#CBC1AB color codes

HEX	`#CBC1AB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 193, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 75.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.33, -0.17, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.33, 12.34, 90.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.049, 53.777, 46.211)`
Decimal	`13353387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC1AB, 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 #CBC1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #CBC1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc1ab; }
.text { color: #cbc1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 193 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc1ab, #c5cbab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CBC1AB?: #CBC1AB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC1AB?: The RGB value is 203, 193, 171: 203 red, 193 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC1AB?: The complementary color is #ABB5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.