What color is #CBCCBD?

#CBCCBD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCCBD?

The RGB value is 203, 204, 189: 203 red, 204 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCCBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCCBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCCBD color

#CBCCBD rgb(203, 204, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80% green and 74.1% blue (203, 204, 189).

Its hue angle is 64°, 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 Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#CBCCBD color codes

HEX	`#CBCCBD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 204, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.6, -3, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.6, 7.94, 112.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.406, 59.557, 56.711)`
Decimal	`13356221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCCBD, 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 #CBCCBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCCBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #CBCCBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbccbd; }
.text { color: #cbccbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbccbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 204 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbccbd, #c3ccbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBCCBD?: #CBCCBD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCCBD?: The RGB value is 203, 204, 189: 203 red, 204 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCCBD?: The complementary color is #BEBDCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCCBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.