What color is #CBCDBF?

#CBCDBF 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 #CBCDBF?

The RGB value is 203, 205, 191: 203 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCDBF?

The complementary color is #C1BFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCDBF color

#CBCDBF rgb(203, 205, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.4% green and 74.9% blue (203, 205, 191).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% 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 13.02:1).

#CBCDBF color codes

HEX	`#CBCDBF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 205, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.9, -3.18, 6.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.9, 7.44, 115.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.863, 60.121, 57.942)`
Decimal	`13356479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCDBF, 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 #CBCDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #CBCDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcdbf; }
.text { color: #cbcdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 205 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcdbf, #c4cdbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBCDBF?: #CBCDBF 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 #CBCDBF?: The RGB value is 203, 205, 191: 203 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCDBF?: The complementary color is #C1BFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.