What color is #CBCDB8?

#CBCDB8 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 #CBCDB8?

The RGB value is 203, 205, 184: 203 red, 205 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCDB8?

The complementary color is #BAB8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCDB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCDB8 color

#CBCDB8 rgb(203, 205, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCDB8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.4% green and 72.2% blue (203, 205, 184).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#CBCDB8 color codes

HEX	`#CBCDB8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 205, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.74, -4.36, 10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.74, 11.12, 113.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.111, 59.82, 53.981)`
Decimal	`13356472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCDB8, 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 #CBCDB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCDB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #CBCDB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcdb8; }
.text { color: #cbcdb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcdb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 205 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcdb8, #c0cdb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBCDB8?: #CBCDB8 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 #CBCDB8?: The RGB value is 203, 205, 184: 203 red, 205 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCDB8?: The complementary color is #BAB8CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCDB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.