What color is #CBCABC?

#CBCABC 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 #CBCABC?

The RGB value is 203, 202, 188: 203 red, 202 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCABC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCABC color

#CBCABC rgb(203, 202, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.2% green and 73.7% blue (203, 202, 188).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% 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 12.71:1).

#CBCABC color codes

HEX	`#CBCABC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 202, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 79.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.05, -2.12, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.05, 7.42, 106.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.825, 58.569, 55.984)`
Decimal	`13355708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCABC, 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 #CBCABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #CBCABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcabc; }
.text { color: #cbcabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 202 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcabc, #c4cbbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBCABC?: #CBCABC 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 #CBCABC?: The RGB value is 203, 202, 188: 203 red, 202 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCABC?: The complementary color is #BCBDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.