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#CBBFBE Color

#CBBFBE is rgb(203, 191, 190) in RGB, hsl(5, 11%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBBFBE
HEX#CBBFBE
RGBrgb(203, 191, 190)
HSLhsl(5, 11%, 77%)
HSVhsv(5, 6%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(81.4% 0.014 23.2)
LABlab(78.32% 4.23 2.10)
LCHlch(78.32% 4.73 26.38)

What #CBBFBE 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 #CBBFBE, 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.

#CBBFBE Channel Values

How #CBBFBE 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 203 · G 191 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 5° · S 11% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 5° · S 6% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 6% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBBFBE 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CBBFBE

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

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 #CBBFBE.

How #CBBFBE 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#CBBFBE
Protanopia#C1C1BE
Protanomaly#C5C0BE
Deuteranopia#C3C3BE
Deuteranomaly#C6C1BE
Tritanopia#CBBFBF
Tritanomaly#CBBFBF
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBBFBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbbfbe: #CBBFBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBBFBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbbfbe': '#CBBFBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.749, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_cbbfbe">#CBBFBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBBFBE"

More Red Colors

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

#CBBFBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBBFBE?

#CBBFBE is a light red — rgb(203, 191, 190) in RGB and hsl(5, 11%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.29.

What is the RGB value of #CBBFBE?

#CBBFBE is rgb(203, 191, 190) — red 203, green 191, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBBFBE?

#CBBFBE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBBFBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBBFBE scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBBFBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBBFBE 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 4.77, which is very hard to tell apart.

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