What color is #CBC2B9?

#CBC2B9 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 #CBC2B9?

The RGB value is 203, 194, 185: 203 red, 194 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC2B9?

The complementary color is #B9C2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC2B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC2B9 color

#CBC2B9 rgb(203, 194, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC2B9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.1% green and 72.5% blue (203, 194, 185).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#CBC2B9 color codes

HEX	`#CBC2B9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 194, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 76.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.92, 1.58, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.92, 5.86, 74.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.676, 54.783, 53.689)`
Decimal	`13353657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC2B9, 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 #CBC2B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC2B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #CBC2B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc2b9; }
.text { color: #cbc2b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc2b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 194 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc2b9, #cbcbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CBC2B9?: #CBC2B9 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 #CBC2B9?: The RGB value is 203, 194, 185: 203 red, 194 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC2B9?: The complementary color is #B9C2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC2B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.