What color is #CBC3C5?

#CBC3C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC3C5?

The RGB value is 203, 195, 197: 203 red, 195 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC3C5?

The complementary color is #C3CBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC3C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC3C5 color

#CBC3C5 rgb(203, 195, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC3C5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.5% green and 77.3% blue (203, 195, 197).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 7% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 3% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#CBC3C5 color codes

HEX	`#CBC3C5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 195, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 76.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 7%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 4%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 3%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.48, 3.14, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.48, 3.14, 359.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.22, 55.758, 60.719)`
Decimal	`13353925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC3C5, 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 #CBC3C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC3C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #CBC3C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc3c5; }
.text { color: #cbc3c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc3c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 195 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc3c5, #cbc5c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CBC3C5?: #CBC3C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC3C5?: The RGB value is 203, 195, 197: 203 red, 195 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC3C5?: The complementary color is #C3CBC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC3C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.