What color is #CBCFB9?

#CBCFB9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCFB9?

The RGB value is 203, 207, 185: 203 red, 207 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCFB9?

The complementary color is #BDB9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCFB9?

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.

#CBCFB9 color

#CBCFB9 rgb(203, 207, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCFB9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 81.2% green and 72.5% blue (203, 207, 185).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CBCFB9 color codes

HEX	`#CBCFB9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 207, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 81.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.28, -5.23, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.28, 11.7, 116.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.697, 60.825, 54.696)`
Decimal	`13356985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCFB9, 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 #CBCFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCFB9 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 #CBCFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcfb9; }
.text { color: #cbcfb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcfb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 207 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcfb9, #c0cfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBCFB9?: #CBCFB9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCFB9?: The RGB value is 203, 207, 185: 203 red, 207 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCFB9?: The complementary color is #BDB9CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCFB9?: 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.