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#CBBBB3 Smooth Pebbles

#CBBBB3 is a light gray named Smooth Pebbles. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.3% green and 70.2% blue (rgb(203, 187, 179)). Its HSL value is 20° hue, 19% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black. #CBBBB3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.30:1.

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#CBBBB3 color conversion

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Variations of #CBBBB3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CBBBB3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CBBBB3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBBBB3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3BFB3
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBCB3
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3BCB3
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3BFB3
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5BEB3
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D0B9B9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CDBAB6
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1BDBB

#CBBBB3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#CBBBB3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.30:1 Very good#CBBBB3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBBBB3 in CSS

/* Smooth Pebbles */
.color { color: #CBBBB3; }
.background { background-color: #CBBBB3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBBBB3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 187 179);
color: hsl(20 19% 75%);
color: oklch(0.803 0.021 48.4);

#CBBBB3 FAQ

What color is #CBBBB3?

#CBBBB3 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CBBBB3?

#CBBBB3 is rgb(203, 187, 179) in RGB, hsl(20, 19%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBBBB3?

The complementary color of #CBBBB3 is #B3C3CB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBBBB3?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBBBB3: 11.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBBBB3 a warm or cool color?

#CBBBB3 is a neutral color.