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#CABEBF Color

#CABEBF is rgb(202, 190, 191) in RGB, hsl(355, 10%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CABEBF
HEX#CABEBF
RGBrgb(202, 190, 191)
HSLhsl(355, 10%, 77%)
HSVhsv(355, 6%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.014 11.6)
LABlab(78.00% 4.50 1.09)
LCHlch(78.00% 4.63 13.63)

What #CABEBF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CABEBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CABEBF Channel Values

How #CABEBF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 190 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 355° · S 10% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 355° · S 6% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 5% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CABEBF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CABEBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CABEBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CABEBF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #CABEBF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CABEBF
Protanopia#C0C0BF
Protanomaly#C4BFBF
Deuteranopia#C2C2BF
Deuteranomaly#C5C0BF
Tritanopia#CABEBE
Tritanomaly#CABEBE
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

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Using #CABEBF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cabebf: #CABEBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CABEBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cabebf': '#CABEBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.745, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_cabebf">#CABEBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CABEBF"

More Red Colors

#CABEBF sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CABEBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CABEBF?

#CABEBF is a light red — rgb(202, 190, 191) in RGB and hsl(355, 10%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.25.

What is the RGB value of #CABEBF?

#CABEBF is rgb(202, 190, 191) — red 202, green 190, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CABEBF?

#CABEBF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 5%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CABEBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CABEBF scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CABEBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CABEBF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 4.64, which is very hard to tell apart.

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