What color is #CBCFBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #CBCFBB?

The RGB value is 203, 207, 187: 203 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCFBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCFBB color

#CBCFBB rgb(203, 207, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 81.2% green and 73.3% blue (203, 207, 187).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#CBCFBB color codes

HEX	`#CBCFBB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 207, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 81.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.33, -4.9, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.33, 10.66, 117.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.91, 60.91, 55.815)`
Decimal	`13356987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCFBB, 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 #CBCFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #CBCFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcfbb; }
.text { color: #cbcfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 207 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcfbb, #c1cfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBCFBB?: #CBCFBB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCFBB?: The RGB value is 203, 207, 187: 203 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCFBB?: The complementary color is #BFBBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.