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#CABFC5 Color

#CABFC5 is rgb(202, 191, 197) in RGB, hsl(327, 9%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue-gray (Crayola) (#C8C8CD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CABFC5
HEX#CABFC5
RGBrgb(202, 191, 197)
HSLhsl(327, 9%, 77%)
HSVhsv(327, 5%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(81.5% 0.015 343.3)
LABlab(78.39% 4.79 -1.57)
LCHlch(78.39% 5.04 341.87)

What #CABFC5 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 #CABFC5, 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 gray in the library.

#CABFC5 Channel Values

How #CABFC5 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 191 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 9% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 5% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 2% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CABFC5 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CABFC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CABFC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CABFC5; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CABFC5

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CABFC5.

How #CABFC5 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#CABFC5
Protanopia#C1C1C5
Protanomaly#C5C0C5
Deuteranopia#C3C3C5
Deuteranomaly#C6C1C5
Tritanopia#C9C0C0
Tritanomaly#CABFC2
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CABFC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cabfc5: #CABFC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CABFC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cabfc5': '#CABFC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.749, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_cabfc5">#CABFC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CABFC5"

More Gray Colors

#CABFC5 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CABFC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CABFC5?

#CABFC5 is a light gray — rgb(202, 191, 197) in RGB and hsl(327, 9%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue-gray (Crayola) (#C8C8CD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #CABFC5?

#CABFC5 is rgb(202, 191, 197) — red 202, green 191, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CABFC5?

#CABFC5 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CABFC5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CABFC5 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CABFC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CABFC5 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 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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