What color is #CBC8BF?

#CBC8BF 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 #CBC8BF?

The RGB value is 203, 200, 191: 203 red, 200 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC8BF?

The complementary color is #BFC2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC8BF color

#CBC8BF rgb(203, 200, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC8BF is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 78.4% green and 74.9% blue (203, 200, 191).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 10% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.55:1).

#CBC8BF color codes

HEX	`#CBC8BF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 200, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 78.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 10%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 6%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.61, -0.56, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.61, 4.89, 96.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.686, 57.767, 57.549)`
Decimal	`13355199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC8BF, 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 #CBC8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.55:1	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 #CBC8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc8bf; }
.text { color: #cbc8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 200 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc8bf, #c8cbbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CBC8BF?: #CBC8BF 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 #CBC8BF?: The RGB value is 203, 200, 191: 203 red, 200 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC8BF?: The complementary color is #BFC2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.