What color is #CBC6B9?

#CBC6B9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC6B9?

The RGB value is 203, 198, 185: 203 red, 198 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC6B9?

The complementary color is #B9BECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC6B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC6B9 color

#CBC6B9 rgb(203, 198, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC6B9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.6% green and 72.5% blue (203, 198, 185).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#CBC6B9 color codes

HEX	`#CBC6B9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 198, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 77.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.95, -0.53, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.95, 7.15, 94.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.579, 56.588, 53.99)`
Decimal	`13354681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC6B9, 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 #CBC6B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC6B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #CBC6B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc6b9; }
.text { color: #cbc6b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc6b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 198 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc6b9, #c7cbb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBC6B9?: #CBC6B9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC6B9?: The RGB value is 203, 198, 185: 203 red, 198 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC6B9?: The complementary color is #B9BECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC6B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.