What color is #CBC8BD?

#CBC8BD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC8BD?

The RGB value is 203, 200, 189: 203 red, 200 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC8BD?

The complementary color is #BDC0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC8BD color

#CBC8BD rgb(203, 200, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC8BD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 78.4% green and 74.1% blue (203, 200, 189).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 12% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#CBC8BD color codes

HEX	`#CBC8BD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 200, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 78.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 12%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.56, -0.9, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.56, 5.93, 98.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.467, 57.68, 56.398)`
Decimal	`13355197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC8BD, 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 #CBC8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #CBC8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc8bd; }
.text { color: #cbc8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 200 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc8bd, #c7cbbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CBC8BD?: #CBC8BD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC8BD?: The RGB value is 203, 200, 189: 203 red, 200 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC8BD?: The complementary color is #BDC0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.