What color is #CBCEC7?

#CBCEC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCEC7?

The RGB value is 203, 206, 199: 203 red, 206 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCEC7?

The complementary color is #CAC7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCEC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCEC7 color

#CBCEC7 rgb(203, 206, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCEC7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.8% green and 78% blue (203, 206, 199).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 7% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silken Pebble (#D0D0C9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#CBCEC7 color codes

HEX	`#CBCEC7`
RGB	`rgb(203, 206, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.8%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 7%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 3%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.36, -2.3, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.36, 3.87, 126.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.007, 60.963, 62.785)`
Decimal	`13356743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCEC7, 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 #CBCEC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCEC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #CBCEC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcec7; }
.text { color: #cbcec7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcec7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 206 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcec7, #c8cec7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CBCEC7?: #CBCEC7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCEC7?: The RGB value is 203, 206, 199: 203 red, 206 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCEC7?: The complementary color is #CAC7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCEC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.