What color is #CBCFBD?

#CBCFBD 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 #CBCFBD?

The RGB value is 203, 207, 189: 203 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCFBD?

The complementary color is #C1BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCFBD color

#CBCFBD rgb(203, 207, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 81.2% green and 74.1% blue (203, 207, 189).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 16% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.2:1).

#CBCFBD color codes

HEX	`#CBCFBD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 207, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 81.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 16%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.38, -4.56, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.38, 9.62, 118.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.125, 60.996, 56.951)`
Decimal	`13356989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCFBD, 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 #CBCFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.2:1	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 #CBCFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcfbd; }
.text { color: #cbcfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 207 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcfbd, #c2cfbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBCFBD?: #CBCFBD 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 #CBCFBD?: The RGB value is 203, 207, 189: 203 red, 207 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCFBD?: The complementary color is #C1BDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.2:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.