What color is #CBCAD9?

#CBCAD9 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCAD9?

The RGB value is 203, 202, 217: 203 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCAD9?

The complementary color is #D8D9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCAD9 color

#CBCAD9 rgb(203, 202, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCAD9 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.2% green and 85.1% blue (203, 202, 217).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Iron Maiden (#D6D1DC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#CBCAD9 color codes

HEX	`#CBCAD9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 202, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 79.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.81, 3.17, -7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.81, 7.97, 293.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.271, 59.947, 74.133)`
Decimal	`13355737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCAD9, 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 #CBCAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #CBCAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcad9; }
.text { color: #cbcad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 202 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcad9, #d3cad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CBCAD9?: #CBCAD9 is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Iron Maiden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCAD9?: The RGB value is 203, 202, 217: 203 red, 202 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCAD9?: The complementary color is #D8D9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.