What color is #CBC5C9?

#CBC5C9 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 #CBC5C9?

The RGB value is 203, 197, 201: 203 red, 197 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC5C9?

The complementary color is #C5CBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC5C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC5C9 color

#CBC5C9 rgb(203, 197, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC5C9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.3% green and 78.8% blue (203, 197, 201).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 5% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#CBC5C9 color codes

HEX	`#CBC5C9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 197, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 77.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 5%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 3%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.09, 2.8, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.09, 3.07, 335.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.136, 56.846, 63.315)`
Decimal	`13354441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC5C9, 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 #CBC5C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC5C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #CBC5C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc5c9; }
.text { color: #cbc5c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc5c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 197 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc5c9, #cbc5c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CBC5C9?: #CBC5C9 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 #CBC5C9?: The RGB value is 203, 197, 201: 203 red, 197 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC5C9?: The complementary color is #C5CBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC5C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.