What color is #CBCDCD?

#CBCDCD is a light gray known as Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCDCD?

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

What is the complementary color of #CBCDCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCDCD color

#CBCDCD rgb(203, 205, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCDCD is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 2% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

This exact color is also called Iron Fist.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#CBCDCD color codes

HEX	`#CBCDCD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 205, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 2%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 1%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.25, -0.68, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.25, 0.73, 199.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.477, 60.767, 66.447)`
Decimal	`13356493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCDCD, 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 #CBCDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #CBCDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBCDCD?: #CBCDCD is a light gray known as Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCDCD?: The RGB value is 203, 205, 205: 203 red, 205 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCDCD?: The complementary color is #CDCBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.