What color is #CBCBB6?

#CBCBB6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCBB6?

The RGB value is 203, 203, 182: 203 red, 203 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCBB6?

The complementary color is #B6B6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCBB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCBB6 color

#CBCBB6 rgb(203, 203, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCBB6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.6% green and 71.4% blue (203, 203, 182).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#CBCBB6 color codes

HEX	`#CBCBB6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 203, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 79.6%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.17, -3.65, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.17, 11.1, 109.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.427, 58.786, 52.726)`
Decimal	`13355958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCBB6, 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 #CBCBB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCBB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #CBCBB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcbb6; }
.text { color: #cbcbb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcbb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 203 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcbb6, #c1cbb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBCBB6?: #CBCBB6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCBB6?: The RGB value is 203, 203, 182: 203 red, 203 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCBB6?: The complementary color is #B6B6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCBB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.