What color is #CBCEC4?

#CBCEC4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCEC4?

The RGB value is 203, 206, 196: 203 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCEC4?

The complementary color is #C7C4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCEC4 color

#CBCEC4 rgb(203, 206, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCEC4 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.8% green and 76.9% blue (203, 206, 196).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#CBCEC4 color codes

HEX	`#CBCEC4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 206, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 5%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, -2.83, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 5.41, 121.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.662, 60.825, 60.969)`
Decimal	`13356740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCEC4, 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 #CBCEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #CBCEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcec4; }
.text { color: #cbcec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 206 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcec4, #c6cec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBCEC4?: #CBCEC4 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCEC4?: The RGB value is 203, 206, 196: 203 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCEC4?: The complementary color is #C7C4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.