What color is #CBC2B6?

#CBC2B6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC2B6?

The RGB value is 203, 194, 182: 203 red, 194 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC2B6?

The complementary color is #B6BFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC2B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC2B6 color

#CBC2B6 rgb(203, 194, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC2B6 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.1% green and 71.4% blue (203, 194, 182).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#CBC2B6 color codes

HEX	`#CBC2B6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 194, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 76.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.84, 1.08, 7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.84, 7.24, 81.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.363, 54.658, 52.038)`
Decimal	`13353654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC2B6, 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 #CBC2B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC2B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #CBC2B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc2b6; }
.text { color: #cbc2b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc2b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 194 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc2b6, #cacbb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #CBC2B6?: #CBC2B6 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC2B6?: The RGB value is 203, 194, 182: 203 red, 194 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC2B6?: The complementary color is #B6BFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC2B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.