What color is #CBC6B2?

#CBC6B2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC6B2?

The RGB value is 203, 198, 178: 203 red, 198 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC6B2?

The complementary color is #B2B7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC6B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC6B2 color

#CBC6B2 rgb(203, 198, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC6B2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.6% green and 69.8% blue (203, 198, 178).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#CBC6B2 color codes

HEX	`#CBC6B2`
RGB	`rgb(203, 198, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 77.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.78, -1.69, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.78, 10.78, 99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.858, 56.3, 50.193)`
Decimal	`13354674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC6B2, 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 #CBC6B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC6B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #CBC6B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc6b2; }
.text { color: #cbc6b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc6b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 198 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc6b2, #c3cbb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBC6B2?: #CBC6B2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC6B2?: The RGB value is 203, 198, 178: 203 red, 198 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC6B2?: The complementary color is #B2B7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC6B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.