What color is #CBC8BB?

#CBC8BB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC8BB?

The RGB value is 203, 200, 187: 203 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC8BB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBC8BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC8BB color

#CBC8BB rgb(203, 200, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC8BB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (203, 200, 187).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#CBC8BB color codes

HEX	`#CBC8BB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 200, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 78.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.51, -1.24, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.51, 6.98, 100.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.251, 57.593, 55.263)`
Decimal	`13355195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC8BB, 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 #CBC8BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC8BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #CBC8BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc8bb; }
.text { color: #cbc8bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc8bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 200 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc8bb, #c6cbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBC8BB?: #CBC8BB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC8BB?: The RGB value is 203, 200, 187: 203 red, 200 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC8BB?: The complementary color is #BBBECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC8BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.