What color is #CBC1BE?

#CBC1BE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC1BE?

The RGB value is 203, 193, 190: 203 red, 193 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC1BE?

The complementary color is #BEC8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC1BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC1BE color

#CBC1BE rgb(203, 193, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC1BE is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 75.7% green and 74.5% blue (203, 193, 190).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 11% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#CBC1BE color codes

HEX	`#CBC1BE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 193, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 75.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 11%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, 2.97, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 4.05, 42.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.992, 54.555, 56.444)`
Decimal	`13353406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC1BE, 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 #CBC1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC1BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #CBC1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc1be; }
.text { color: #cbc1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 193 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc1be, #cbc7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CBC1BE?: #CBC1BE is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC1BE?: The RGB value is 203, 193, 190: 203 red, 193 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC1BE?: The complementary color is #BEC8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC1BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.